diff --git a/.cudaq_version b/.cudaq_version
index fd2b6dce..e4bfdcba 100644
--- a/.cudaq_version
+++ b/.cudaq_version
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "cudaq": {
     "repository": "NVIDIA/cuda-quantum",
-    "ref": "5785e44256b757263879580c82cb84adc85bcf5a"
+    "ref": "d40cb5b2b40d9a99cb6fc12c15459392b653f55a"
   }
 }
-