diff --git a/.github/CHANGELOG.md b/.github/CHANGELOG.md
index 17065b3d5..337612005 100644
--- a/.github/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/.github/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
+*  Fix Lightning Kokkos test_device for `kokkos_args` fail for MacOS due to `np.complex256`
+  [(#974)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-lightning/pull/974)
+
 *  Fix PTM stable-latest related to `default.qubit.legacy` and the `latest` flag usage.
   [(#961)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-lightning/pull/961)
   [(#966)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-lightning/pull/966)
diff --git a/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py b/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py
index e3612df3c..b5d5a365d 100644
--- a/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py
+++ b/pennylane_lightning/core/_version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
    Version number (major.minor.patch[-label])
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.39.0-rc6"
+__version__ = "0.39.0-rc7"
diff --git a/tests/test_device.py b/tests/test_device.py
index 8474deec9..50b631862 100644
--- a/tests/test_device.py
+++ b/tests/test_device.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def test_create_device_with_unsupported_dtype():
 )
 def test_create_device_with_unsupported_kokkos_args():
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="Argument kokkos_args must be of type .* but it is of .*."):
-        dev = qml.device(device_name, wires=1, kokkos_args=np.complex256)
+        dev = qml.device(device_name, wires=1, kokkos_args=np.complex128)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(