diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
index 34638f1c..aca4ec78 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [8.5.0-alpha.2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.5.0-alpha.1...8.5.0-alpha.2) (2025-11-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add support for MongoDB driver options `serverSelectionTimeoutMS`, `maxIdleTimeMS`, `heartbeatFrequencyMS` ([#9910](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9910)) ([1b661e9](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1b661e98c86a1db79e076a7297cd9199a72ae1ac))
+
 # [8.5.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.4.0...8.5.0-alpha.1) (2025-11-07)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d285a026..2b31e644 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "8.5.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "8.5.0-alpha.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "parse-server",
-      "version": "8.5.0-alpha.1",
+      "version": "8.5.0-alpha.2",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a66e4cd8..a2fa1c10 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "8.5.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "8.5.0-alpha.2",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {