diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eee7d7b..281d070 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ help:
 build-deps:
 ifneq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 ifeq ($(QRACK_PRESENT),)
-	git clone https://github.com/unitaryfund/qrack.git; cd qrack; git checkout 45429a807e4938f1e90514cda184de485593651f; cd ..
+	git clone https://github.com/unitaryfund/qrack.git; cd qrack; git checkout 6373de7f6da6cc2a0c3d6d84c47a72fed0dfe1c4; cd ..
 endif
 	mkdir -p qrack/build
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
diff --git a/pennylane_qrack/_version.py b/pennylane_qrack/_version.py
index 4fa6c51..9fb7cf5 100644
--- a/pennylane_qrack/_version.py
+++ b/pennylane_qrack/_version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
    Version number (major.minor.patch[-label])
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.9.5"
+__version__ = "0.9.6"