diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
index 8d113976..d6be0057 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+# [9.0.0-alpha.5](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.0.0-alpha.4...9.0.0-alpha.5) (2025-12-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Update route patterns to use path-to-regexp v8 syntax ([#9942](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9942)) ([fa8723b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/fa8723b3d1e895602d1187540818bbdb446259ba))
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* Route pattern syntax across cloud routes and rate-limiting now use the new path-to-regexp v8 syntax; see the [migration guide](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/blob/alpha/9.0.0.md) for more details. ([fa8723b](fa8723b))
+
 # [9.0.0-alpha.4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.0.0-alpha.3...9.0.0-alpha.4) (2025-12-12)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3e6cd604..930d2588 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.4",
+  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "parse-server",
-      "version": "9.0.0-alpha.4",
+      "version": "9.0.0-alpha.5",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96c784d8..e9ff23b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.4",
+  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.5",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {