diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.0.0-alpha.0](https://github.com/dromru/react-photoswipe-gallery/compare/v2.2.7...v3.0.0-alpha.0) (2023-11-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **item:** move set call from effect to ref callback ([63c78de](https://github.com/dromru/react-photoswipe-gallery/commit/63c78de5aeec2f69c51eda6a2c83c0a4322cf927))
+* make Item ref always required ([72a1ecc](https://github.com/dromru/react-photoswipe-gallery/commit/72a1ecc0ec3b424549e8b4bec60d9a3e3ed0924a))
+
 ## [2.2.7](https://github.com/dromru/react-photoswipe-gallery/compare/v2.2.6...v2.2.7) (2023-04-03)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-photoswipe-gallery",
-  "version": "2.2.7",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "React component wrapper around PhotoSwipe",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",