diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
index 4cef8277..8d113976 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+# [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)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Increase required minimum MongoDB version to `7.0.16` ([#9971](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9971)) ([7bb548b](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/7bb548bf81b3cebc9ec92ef9e5e6faf8f9edbd3b))
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* This releases increases the required minimum MongoDB version to `7.0.16`. ([7bb548b](7bb548b))
+
 # [9.0.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.0.0-alpha.2...9.0.0-alpha.3) (2025-12-12)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6fc05086..ca04cedc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "parse-server",
-      "version": "9.0.0-alpha.3",
+      "version": "9.0.0-alpha.4",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3ac4f7e..dfa1184d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.4",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {