diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
index 862a810e..128be529 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [5.3.0-alpha.18](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/5.3.0-alpha.17...5.3.0-alpha.18) (2022-06-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* auto-release process may fail if optional back-merging task fails ([#8051](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8051)) ([cf925e7](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/cf925e75e87a6989f41e2e2abb2aba4332b1e79f))
+
 # [5.3.0-alpha.17](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/5.3.0-alpha.16...5.3.0-alpha.17) (2022-06-17)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 76a0bfdc..0144eb99 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "5.3.0-alpha.17",
+  "version": "5.3.0-alpha.18",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6a234889..a28dc3e7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "5.3.0-alpha.17",
+  "version": "5.3.0-alpha.18",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {