diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
index 823614b8..fa52a131 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [8.1.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.0.2...8.1.0-alpha.1) (2025-03-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add default ACL ([#8701](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8701)) ([12b5d78](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/12b5d781dc3f8c43c0c566dffa9308d02a7d8043))
+
 ## [8.0.2-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.0.1...8.0.2-alpha.1) (2025-03-21)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1fc3944f..1b3f871f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "8.0.2",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "parse-server",
-      "version": "8.0.2",
+      "version": "8.1.0-alpha.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5e3f085..cb9bb63e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "8.0.2",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {