diff --git a/lamindb/__init__.py b/lamindb/__init__.py
index 9d867c098..65b205e5b 100644
--- a/lamindb/__init__.py
+++ b/lamindb/__init__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 """
 
 # denote a release candidate for 0.1.0 with 0.1rc1, 0.1a1, 0.1b1, etc.
-__version__ = "0.76.2"
+__version__ = "0.76.3"
 
 import os as _os