diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
index 265371a995..5dc5f32c31 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+# [7.0.0-alpha.18](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/7.0.0-alpha.17...7.0.0-alpha.18) (2024-02-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Deprecation DEPPS6: Authentication adapters disabled by default ([#8858](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8858)) ([0cf58eb](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0cf58eb8d60c8e5f485764e154f3214c49eee430))
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* Authentication adapters are disabled by default; to use an authentication adapter it needs to be explicitly enabled in the Parse Server authentication adapter option `auth.<provider>.enabled: true` ([0cf58eb](0cf58eb))
+
 # [7.0.0-alpha.17](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/7.0.0-alpha.16...7.0.0-alpha.17) (2024-02-15)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e0d2cd1450..a4d20296e2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "7.0.0-alpha.17",
+  "version": "7.0.0-alpha.18",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "parse-server",
-      "version": "7.0.0-alpha.17",
+      "version": "7.0.0-alpha.18",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 732ad219fd..0163203a54 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "7.0.0-alpha.17",
+  "version": "7.0.0-alpha.18",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {