diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
index dcbe2dd4ed..a61aef3404 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [5.3.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/5.2.1-alpha.2...5.3.0-alpha.1) (2022-03-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add MongoDB 5.1 compatibility ([#7682](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/7682)) ([90155cf](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/90155cf1680e5e0499b0000e071c6cb0ce3aef96))
+
 ## [5.2.1-alpha.2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/5.2.1-alpha.1...5.2.1-alpha.2) (2022-03-26)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d37e18d2dd..dacb8759d8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "5.2.1-alpha.2",
+  "version": "5.3.0-alpha.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8d229ab38..35ac12f220 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "5.2.1-alpha.2",
+  "version": "5.3.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {