diff --git a/pennylane/_version.py b/pennylane/_version.py
index e94ae8e0a64..614dbc746f5 100644
--- a/pennylane/_version.py
+++ b/pennylane/_version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 Version number (major.minor.patch[-label])
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.39.0-dev4"
+__version__ = "0.39.0-dev5"