diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_lkcpu_python.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_lkcpu_python.yml
index 0cc20e67ee..4df0046d1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_lkcpu_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_lkcpu_python.yml
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.exec_model }}_name.txt
           retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: warn
+          include-hidden-files: true
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.exec_model }}_name.txt
 
       - name: Cache wheel directories
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ jobs:
           name: wheel_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.exec_model }}.whl
           retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: warn
+          include-hidden-files: true
           path: |
             ${{ github.workspace }}/wheel_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.exec_model }}.whl
 
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ jobs:
           name: .test_durations-${{ matrix.exec_model }}-${{ matrix.group }}
           retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: warn
+          include-hidden-files: true
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/.test_durations-${{ matrix.exec_model }}-${{ matrix.group }}
 
       - name: Upload code coverage results
@@ -279,6 +282,7 @@ jobs:
           name: ubuntu-codecov-results-python
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/.coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.group }}
           if-no-files-found: warn
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
   upload-to-codecov-linux-python:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_lqcpu_python.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_lqcpu_python.yml
index a2b9da848d..79f81336e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_lqcpu_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_lqcpu_python.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.blas }}_name.txt
           retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: warn
+          include-hidden-files: true
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.blas }}_name.txt
 
       - name: Cache wheel directories
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ jobs:
           name: wheel_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.blas }}.whl
           retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: warn
+          include-hidden-files: true
           path: |
             ${{ github.workspace }}/wheel_${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.blas }}.whl
 
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
           pl-device-test --device ${DEVICENAME} --shots=None --skip-ops $COVERAGE_FLAGS --cov-append
           mv .coverage ${{ github.workspace }}/.coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.group }}
           set +x
-          
+
       - name: Upload code coverage results
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             ${{ github.workspace }}/.coverage-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.pl_backend }}-${{ matrix.group }}
           if-no-files-found: warn
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
   upload-to-codecov-linux-python:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
diff --git a/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py b/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py
index 71327a3e89..d84472b404 100644
--- a/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py
+++ b/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
    Version number (major.minor.patch[-label])
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.38.0-rc12"
+__version__ = "0.38.0-rc13"