diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c9444550..eaf98d23 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Mindee PHP API Library Changelog
 
+## v3.0.0-alpha1 - 2026-??-??
+### ¡Breaking Changes!
+*
+### Changes
+* 
+### Fixes
+*
+
 ## v2.8.0 - 2026-04-22
 ### Changes
 * :sparkles: add support for V2 crop and split operations
diff --git a/src/version.php b/src/version.php
index f2dd841c..eb4e7782 100644
--- a/src/version.php
+++ b/src/version.php
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 namespace Mindee;
 
-const VERSION = '2.8.0';
+const VERSION = '3.0.0-alpha1';