diff --git a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
index 3d55da43..7a6cc866 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.95.5-beta.0"
+  ".": "3.96.0-beta.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7db0401f..35833897 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ 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).
 
+## [3.96.0-beta.0](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/compare/v3.95.5-beta.0...v3.96.0-beta.0) (2026-07-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **gallery:** quick return from zoomed to fit-to-screen in the lightbox ([#886](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/issues/886)) ([#891](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/issues/891)) ([97f6889](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/commit/97f68899a221e3bc9b4e30c7d9a19eb16f062ba6))
+
 ## [3.95.5-beta.0](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/compare/v3.95.4-beta.0...v3.95.5-beta.0) (2026-07-29)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 0ba8fd7e..6103345e 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "3.95.5-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.96.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Backend for PicPeak event photo sharing platform",
   "main": "server.js",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 3a5bd8b9..e90e1f60 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "3.95.5-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.96.0-beta.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",