diff --git a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
index 65ac1e3e..f2dce68c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.51.5-beta.0"
+  ".": "3.52.0-beta.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f933c238..411184e6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@ 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).
 
+## [3.52.0-beta.0](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/compare/v3.51.5-beta.0...v3.52.0-beta.0) (2026-05-18)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **api/v1:** accept category_id on POST /events/:id/photos ([2d5a2ad](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/2d5a2ad78a5f6c101315214399a9c158ff0549da))
+* **api/v1:** accept category_id on POST /events/:id/photos ([6901e26](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/6901e2661ed74e69f19c52ce046ee911b818d463))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **api/v1:** scope category lookup to event_owned or global ([92bb9e1](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/92bb9e1a12f77ce5e8c1286716198362b2bfdff2))
+
 ## [3.51.5-beta.0](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/compare/v3.51.4-beta.0...v3.51.5-beta.0) (2026-05-17)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 935a5add..bf7034f0 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "3.51.5-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.52.0-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 68b66b4e..9293b274 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "3.51.5-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.52.0-beta.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",