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Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 21:58:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(beta): release 3.9.0-beta.0

---
 .release-please-manifest-beta.json |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                       | 14 ++++++++++++++
 backend/package.json               |  2 +-
 frontend/package.json              |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
index 6dbfbcdf..c5b94637 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.8.0-beta.0"
+  ".": "3.9.0-beta.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 51dd34ed..c4ac842b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ All notable changes to PicPeak will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [3.9.0-beta.0](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/compare/v3.8.0-beta.0...v3.9.0-beta.0) (2026-02-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add bulk category editing for photos ([#157](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues/157)) ([eca36c7](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/eca36c70a23f18f937a9f5bddeff855e18f364c3))
+* decouple hero header from gallery layouts ([#158](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues/158)) ([7b8d8bd](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/7b8d8bd92ba7a96717bb4d821b38dddc395f701a))
+* gallery layouts, bulk category editing, and hero header improvements ([7037106](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/7037106bff62593bba600d898a781f79f07b459d))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* increase upload limit to 1GB and fix category filters ([#155](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues/155), [#156](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues/156)) ([397d33a](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/397d33a95a09e0b0986c3f6cf5965c544992a764))
+
 ## [3.8.0-beta.0](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/compare/v3.7.0-beta.0...v3.8.0-beta.0) (2026-01-30)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 901d56af..27318fe1 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "3.8.0-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.9.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Backend for PicPeak event photo sharing platform",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 684f62b1..41da0cbc 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "3.8.0-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.9.0-beta.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",