diff --git a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
index af1ab987..cca429fd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.52.1-beta.0"
+  ".": "3.53.0-beta.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d88f8a6..56512a0c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@ 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).
 
+## [3.53.0-beta.0](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/compare/v3.52.1-beta.0...v3.53.0-beta.0) (2026-05-19)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **events:** default Guest Feedback ON via admin setting ([#520](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues/520)) ([3465b55](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/3465b55abc98e52cf58ba46b811f4ec115d53012))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **bug-batch-518:** lightbox comments toggle + further fixes ([633a2ae](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/633a2ae72405ae1fc885cb710ed896476ffee467))
+* **header:** hide language name on mobile to free the title ([#523](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues/523)) ([4b4ecfd](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/4b4ecfdf7143c8f353355ecd6d5ee14bbf50c9bb))
+* **lightbox:** hide comments toggle when allow_comments=false ([#518](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues/518)) ([d44e1ad](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/d44e1adba7a444b03511e9402cd39d25fe5acafe))
+* **og:** brandable static title + wider crawler UA coverage ([#521](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/issues/521)) ([b960639](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/commit/b96063903513fcc4cbe0e72f59ccbc37d7b1c0ab))
+
 ## [3.52.1-beta.0](https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak/compare/v3.52.0-beta.0...v3.52.1-beta.0) (2026-05-18)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 3d727a83..8a34fad0 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "3.52.1-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.53.0-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 f1d1d9b5..1c48e2ca 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "3.52.1-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.53.0-beta.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",