diff --git a/.cudaq_version b/.cudaq_version
index 9d35e17d..02bbb553 100644
--- a/.cudaq_version
+++ b/.cudaq_version
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "cudaq": {
     "repository": "NVIDIA/cuda-quantum",
-    "ref": "12dff9c0b6b4d03610a875cef89f2e566c65ffc5"
+    "ref": "42196fa620dea791f3b2f84b7ba895003317fa2c"
   }
 }