diff --git a/lamindb/__init__.py b/lamindb/__init__.py
index f9842504a..dac1e7c9a 100644
--- a/lamindb/__init__.py
+++ b/lamindb/__init__.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 """
 
 # denote a release candidate for 0.1.0 with 0.1rc1, 0.1a1, 0.1b1, etc.
-__version__ = "0.74.0"
+__version__ = "0.74.1"
 
 import os as _os