diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
index 18e8622f70..968060cea7 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+# [8.0.0-alpha.5](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.0.0-alpha.4...8.0.0-alpha.5) (2025-01-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Change default value of Parse Server option `encodeParseObjectInCloudFunction` to `true` ([#9527](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9527)) ([5c5ad69](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/5c5ad69b4a917b7ed7c328a8255144e105c40b08))
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* The default value of Parse Server option `encodeParseObjectInCloudFunction` changes to `true`; the option has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version. ([5c5ad69](5c5ad69))
+
 # [8.0.0-alpha.4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.0.0-alpha.3...8.0.0-alpha.4) (2025-01-12)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 931c0a95cd..58dd338130 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "8.0.0-alpha.4",
+  "version": "8.0.0-alpha.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "parse-server",
-      "version": "8.0.0-alpha.4",
+      "version": "8.0.0-alpha.5",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d11cf9d3ac..23d00d2d19 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "8.0.0-alpha.4",
+  "version": "8.0.0-alpha.5",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {