diff --git a/.github/workflows/aqt-latest-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/aqt-latest-rc.yml
index aac0ea1..3048ba2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aqt-latest-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aqt-latest-rc.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install PennyLane and Plugin
         run: |
-          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.35.0-rc0 \
+          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.36.0-rc0 \
             git+https://github.com/${{ env.PLUGIN_REPO }}.git@${{ env.PLUGIN_BRANCH }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/braket-latest-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/braket-latest-rc.yml
index 31706fe..f97bd89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/braket-latest-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/braket-latest-rc.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install PennyLane and Plugin
         run: |
-          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.35.0-rc0 \
+          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.36.0-rc0 \
             git+https://github.com/${{ env.PLUGIN_REPO }}.git@${{ env.PLUGIN_BRANCH }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cirq-latest-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/cirq-latest-rc.yml
index cc8ba8f..26ffe1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cirq-latest-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cirq-latest-rc.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install PennyLane and Plugin
         run: |
-          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.35.0-rc0 \
+          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.36.0-rc0 \
             git+https://github.com/${{ env.PLUGIN_REPO }}.git@${{ env.PLUGIN_BRANCH }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ionq-latest-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/ionq-latest-rc.yml
index 53b0d97..cbb37c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ionq-latest-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ionq-latest-rc.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install PennyLane and Plugin
         run: |
-          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.35.0-rc0 \
+          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.36.0-rc0 \
             git+https://github.com/${{ env.PLUGIN_REPO }}.git@${{ env.PLUGIN_BRANCH }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lightning-latest-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/lightning-latest-rc.yml
index dd1e225..188e90a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lightning-latest-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lightning-latest-rc.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install PennyLane
         run: |
-          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.35.0-rc0
+          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.36.0-rc0
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qiskit-latest-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/qiskit-latest-rc.yml
index 713f6d5..00e7ca1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qiskit-latest-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qiskit-latest-rc.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install PennyLane and Plugin
         run: |
-          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.35.0-rc0 \
+          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.36.0-rc0 \
             git+https://github.com/${{ env.PLUGIN_REPO }}.git@${{ env.PLUGIN_BRANCH }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quantuminspire-latest-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/quantuminspire-latest-rc.yml
index ba9880e..e197446 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quantuminspire-latest-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quantuminspire-latest-rc.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install PennyLane and Plugin
         run: |
-          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.35.0-rc0 \
+          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.36.0-rc0 \
             git+https://github.com/${{ env.PLUGIN_REPO }}.git@${{ env.PLUGIN_BRANCH }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qulacs-latest-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/qulacs-latest-rc.yml
index 6992754..f67e830 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qulacs-latest-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qulacs-latest-rc.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install PennyLane and Plugin
         run: |
-          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.35.0-rc0 \
+          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.36.0-rc0 \
             git+https://github.com/${{ env.PLUGIN_REPO }}.git@${{ env.PLUGIN_BRANCH }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rigetti-latest-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/rigetti-latest-rc.yml
index 1d9e724..01cbdfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rigetti-latest-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rigetti-latest-rc.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install PennyLane and Plugin
         run: |
-          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.35.0-rc0 \
+          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.36.0-rc0 \
             git+https://github.com/${{ env.PLUGIN_REPO }}.git@${{ env.PLUGIN_BRANCH }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/workflow-template-release-candidate.yml b/workflow-template-release-candidate.yml
index 9dc8485..6235563 100644
--- a/workflow-template-release-candidate.yml
+++ b/workflow-template-release-candidate.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install PennyLane and Plugin
         run: |
           {% raw -%}
-          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.35.0-rc0 \
+          pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@v0.36.0-rc0 \
             git+https://github.com/${{ env.PLUGIN_REPO }}.git@${{ env.PLUGIN_BRANCH }}
           {%- endraw %}