diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index dced3a5..419c962 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
-          pip install wheel pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock --upgrade
+          pip install wheel pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock pytest-benchmark --upgrade
       - name: Install Plugin
         run: |
           python setup.py bdist_wheel
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3105f1d..9ed88df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+# Release 0.35.0-dev
+
+### New features since last release
+
+### Improvements 🛠
+
+### Breaking changes 💔
+
+### Deprecations 👋
+
+### Documentation 📝
+
+### Bug fixes 🐛
+
+### Contributors ✍️
+
+This release contains contributions from (in alphabetical order):
+
+---
 # Release 0.34.0
 
 ### New features since last release
diff --git a/pennylane_ionq/_version.py b/pennylane_ionq/_version.py
index f3fcfbf..b733b3b 100644
--- a/pennylane_ionq/_version.py
+++ b/pennylane_ionq/_version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
    Version number (major.minor.patch[-label])
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.34.0"
+__version__ = "0.35.0-dev"