diff --git a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
index 03cbe0ed..2832baee 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.115.4-beta.0"
+  ".": "3.116.0-beta.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e5734c6..0b94f1bd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ 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).
 
+## [3.116.0-beta.0](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/compare/v3.115.4-beta.0...v3.116.0-beta.0) (2026-08-26)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **auth:** make the admin "Remember me" checkbox actually do something ([#1186](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/issues/1186)) ([#1195](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/issues/1195)) ([d3e9a7c](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/commit/d3e9a7cf0d55aaf0c83bd32031f00259da2af11f))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **gallery:** show colour labels in the Carousel layout ([#1189](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/issues/1189)) ([#1196](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/issues/1196)) ([da80216](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/commit/da802169a87602d34d89f58eb311d1e99b40e8bd))
+
 ## [3.115.4-beta.0](https://github.com/PicPeak/picpeak/compare/v3.115.3-beta.0...v3.115.4-beta.0) (2026-08-26)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 665b7a57..febc34ef 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "3.115.4-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.116.0-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 ae361dc3..6376e469 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "3.115.4-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.116.0-beta.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",