diff --git a/python/notebooks/00-getting-started.ipynb b/python/notebooks/00-getting-started.ipynb
index 728b8108c7a3..248a82ba54c8 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/00-getting-started.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/00-getting-started.ipynb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/01-basic-loading-the-kernel.ipynb b/python/notebooks/01-basic-loading-the-kernel.ipynb
index 5697058134e7..825dd9550593 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/01-basic-loading-the-kernel.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/01-basic-loading-the-kernel.ipynb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/02-running-prompts-from-file.ipynb b/python/notebooks/02-running-prompts-from-file.ipynb
index 00c737a184b1..c6bd27ed8d04 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/02-running-prompts-from-file.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/02-running-prompts-from-file.ipynb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/03-prompt-function-inline.ipynb b/python/notebooks/03-prompt-function-inline.ipynb
index 709ab1d5d3b2..b36d7f9a2ed5 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/03-prompt-function-inline.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/03-prompt-function-inline.ipynb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/04-kernel-arguments-chat.ipynb b/python/notebooks/04-kernel-arguments-chat.ipynb
index e9fc5b518aad..45e5892179dd 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/04-kernel-arguments-chat.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/04-kernel-arguments-chat.ipynb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/05-using-the-planner.ipynb b/python/notebooks/05-using-the-planner.ipynb
index ee3e0de1b5c9..02b955f4e885 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/05-using-the-planner.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/05-using-the-planner.ipynb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install -U semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1"
+    "!python -m pip install -U semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/06-memory-and-embeddings.ipynb b/python/notebooks/06-memory-and-embeddings.ipynb
index e3bafe66e08b..1a3a6915c48b 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/06-memory-and-embeddings.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/06-memory-and-embeddings.ipynb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/07-hugging-face-for-plugins.ipynb b/python/notebooks/07-hugging-face-for-plugins.ipynb
index 200dc24bce67..a5334f332bfa 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/07-hugging-face-for-plugins.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/07-hugging-face-for-plugins.ipynb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1\n",
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1\n",
     "\n",
     "# Note that additional dependencies are required for the Hugging Face connectors:\n",
     "!python -m pip install torch==2.0.0\n",
diff --git a/python/notebooks/08-native-function-inline.ipynb b/python/notebooks/08-native-function-inline.ipynb
index 53620a530ac5..0c9bddcd698f 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/08-native-function-inline.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/08-native-function-inline.ipynb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/09-groundedness-checking.ipynb b/python/notebooks/09-groundedness-checking.ipynb
index ebfb7cef51c3..046bfe35b673 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/09-groundedness-checking.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/09-groundedness-checking.ipynb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/10-multiple-results-per-prompt.ipynb b/python/notebooks/10-multiple-results-per-prompt.ipynb
index 5704412f7e9c..dea7b81e2d1f 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/10-multiple-results-per-prompt.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/10-multiple-results-per-prompt.ipynb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/notebooks/11-streaming-completions.ipynb b/python/notebooks/11-streaming-completions.ipynb
index cfccac30d229..3c91cc8203d5 100644
--- a/python/notebooks/11-streaming-completions.ipynb
+++ b/python/notebooks/11-streaming-completions.ipynb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.3b1"
+    "!python -m pip install semantic-kernel==0.9.4b1"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 438afdc7f1ab..69ef92a11a8f 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "semantic-kernel"
-version = "0.9.3b1"
+version = "0.9.4b1"
 description = "Semantic Kernel Python SDK"
 authors = ["Microsoft <SK-Support@microsoft.com>"]
 readme = "pip/README.md"