diff --git a/lamindb_setup/__init__.py b/lamindb_setup/__init__.py
index 9798b813d..ae25cefac 100644
--- a/lamindb_setup/__init__.py
+++ b/lamindb_setup/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.73.3"  # denote a release candidate for 0.1.0 with 0.1rc1
+__version__ = "0.74.0"  # denote a release candidate for 0.1.0 with 0.1rc1
 
 import sys
 from os import name as _os_name