diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 59eb995fa..42d1584ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ compile_commands.json
 .clangd
 Pipfile
 
+# codeql artifacts
+_codeql_detected_source_root
+
 # python-package
 /dist
 *.egg-info
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 522b8a7af..6a0ccb7bc 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Secure Processing Unit
 
 module(
     name = "spu",
-    version = "0.9.4",
+    version = "0.10.0.dev",
     compatibility_level = 1,
 )
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1a91a7c05..638c11eef 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.12"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
 dependencies = [
-    "numpy<2,>=1.22.0",        # FIXME: for SF compatibility
+    "numpy>=1.24.0",
     "cloudpickle>=2.0.0",
     "multiprocess>=0.70.12.2",
     "cachetools>=5.0.0",
-    "jax[cpu]==0.6.2",
+    "jax[cpu]>=0.4.35",
     "termcolor>=2.0.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/MODULE.bazel b/src/MODULE.bazel
index c0d38072d..57897a279 100644
--- a/src/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/src/MODULE.bazel
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 module(
     name = "spulib",
-    version = "0.9.4",
+    version = "0.10.0.dev",
     compatibility_level = 1,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libspu/version.h b/src/libspu/version.h
index d36fd2d06..adfe8ad0a 100644
--- a/src/libspu/version.h
+++ b/src/libspu/version.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-#define SPU_VERSION "0.9.4"
+#define SPU_VERSION "0.10.0.dev"
 
 #include <string_view>
 
diff --git a/update_version.py b/update_version.py
index 08a36bcb2..e1a77da78 100644
--- a/update_version.py
+++ b/update_version.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import re
 import os
 
-SPU_VERSION_PREFIX = "0.9.4.dev"
+SPU_VERSION_PREFIX = "0.10.0.dev"
 
 
 def get_today_tag():
diff --git a/version.bzl b/version.bzl
index fa8e035da..22c8b10f3 100644
--- a/version.bzl
+++ b/version.bzl
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-SPU_VERSION = "0.9.4"
+SPU_VERSION = "0.10.0.dev"