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.github/pull_request_template.md

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 - Report security issues [confidentially](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/policy).
 - Any contribution is under this [license](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/blob/alpha/LICENSE).
-- Link this pull request to an [issue](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues?q=is%3Aissue).
 
 ## Issue
-<!-- Add the link to the issue that this PR closes. -->
+<!-- Describe the issue. -->
 
 Closes: FILL_THIS_OUT
 
 ## Approach
 <!-- Describe the changes in this PR. -->
 
 ## Tasks
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+<!-- Check completed tasks and delete tasks that don't apply. -->
 
 - [ ] Add tests
 - [ ] Add changes to documentation (guides, repository pages, code comments)

CONTRIBUTING.md

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 While the current major version is published on branch `release`, a Long-Term-Support (LTS) version is published on branch `release-#.x.x`, for example `release-4.x.x` for the Parse Server 4.x LTS branch.
 
+Only the previous major version is under LTS. Older major versions are no longer maintained and their `release-#.x.x` branches are frozen; no further changes will be made. If you need features or fixes on an older branch, fork it and backport changes in your own branch.
+
 ### Preparing Release
 
 The following changes are done in the `alpha` branch, before publishing the last `beta` version that will eventually become the major release. This way the changes trickle naturally through all branches and code consistency is ensured among branches.

changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md

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+# [9.2.0-alpha.4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.2.0-alpha.3...9.2.0-alpha.4) (2026-01-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Upgrade mongodb from 6.20.0 to 7.0.0 ([#10027](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10027)) ([14b3fce](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/14b3fce203be0abaf29c27c123cba47f35d09c68))
+
+# [9.2.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.2.0-alpha.2...9.2.0-alpha.3) (2026-01-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Upgrade to parse 8.0.3 and @parse/push-adapter 8.2.0 ([#10021](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10021)) ([9833fdb](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9833fdb111c373dc75fc74ea5f9209408186a475))
+
+# [9.2.0-alpha.2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.2.0-alpha.1...9.2.0-alpha.2) (2026-01-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* MongoDB timeout errors unhandled and potentially revealing internal data ([#10020](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10020)) ([1d3336d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1d3336d128671c974b419b9b34db35ada7d1a44d))
+
+# [9.2.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.1.1...9.2.0-alpha.1) (2026-01-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add option `databaseOptions.clientMetadata` to send custom metadata to database server for logging and debugging ([#10017](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10017)) ([756c204](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/756c204220a2c7be3770b7d4a49f11e8903323db))
+
 ## [9.1.1-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.1.0...9.1.1-alpha.1) (2025-12-16)