diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
index 5f436295..2a695f95 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [8.5.0-alpha.9](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.5.0-alpha.8...8.5.0-alpha.9) (2025-11-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Race condition can cause multiple Apollo server initializations under load ([#9929](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9929)) ([7d5e9fc](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/7d5e9fcf3ceb0abad8ab49c75bc26f521a0f1bde))
+
 # [8.5.0-alpha.8](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.5.0-alpha.7...8.5.0-alpha.8) (2025-11-17)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cb058f81..e95a0cc2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "8.5.0-alpha.8",
+  "version": "8.5.0-alpha.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "parse-server",
-      "version": "8.5.0-alpha.8",
+      "version": "8.5.0-alpha.9",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b289aa67..3063cfc8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "8.5.0-alpha.8",
+  "version": "8.5.0-alpha.9",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {