diff --git a/.changeset/pre.json b/.changeset/pre.json
index 85246c857f..5fe4d1358a 100644
--- a/.changeset/pre.json
+++ b/.changeset/pre.json
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
     "cyan-carpets-cry",
     "giant-dryers-beg",
     "giant-dryers-copy",
+    "github-channel-support",
+    "good-scissors-listen",
     "healthy-peaches-deliver",
     "nervous-buckets-dance",
     "nervous-cherries-speak",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8544361f52..975516b614 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,56 @@
+# [](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/compare/v22.14.12...v) (2022-01-28)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Allow disabling of webinstaller files to avoid confusion with actual installers ([#6575](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6575)) ([5e381c5](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/5e381c556d12ce185bb7ea720380509c1ddc5cf7))
+* **docs:** Update link for "Desktop File" ([#6532](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6532)) ([cd79c53](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/cd79c53828759cf19cd361a48ef6fd57fff0e2f1))
+* **electron-publish:** socket hang up error 422 issues in github publish ([#6563](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6563)) ([39da9ed](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/39da9edd2df5c147ef2d868f022484a8b2e0466a))
+* fixes for server auth for MacUpdater ([#6587](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6587)) ([8746f91](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/8746f910d136fb9b531e688d0a646eeb9528adc6))
+* **NSIS:** prevent partial overwrites during `Nsis7z::Extract` ([#6547](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6547)) ([bea51d6](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/bea51d6a8bb828d9b34734908f13b667aa55b0e9))
+* **nsis:** use revertible+atomic rmdir on update and add user-confirmed retry loop ([#6551](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6551)) ([7b2a5e1](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/7b2a5e1f19921e9da4aaaea8c01c78740f29f9dd))
+* skip unstable installer tests to unblock master CI pipeline ([#6544](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6544)) ([5648e05](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/5648e05a9efa61f81e788ecf538a617df9f65fe1))
+* Stub CircleCI config since we can't disable it from dashboard ([#6543](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6543)) ([22fb8c6](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/22fb8c63ac196c61c6b449e6e5e95d91117f8894))
+* Update certificate validation on Windows to check full DN ([#6576](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6576)) ([53467c7](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/53467c724dacc11fc270cebaba22f8cf84dff24f))
+* use junction in windows to solve Error: EPERM: operation not per… ([#6529](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6529)) ([f7b3869](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f7b386986ec30f7e4cd3e3f68e078a773940a51c))
+
+
+### chore
+
+* v23.0.0 alpha ([#6556](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6556)) ([a138a86](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/a138a86fb7b59098f5dac0c0a6b59c034eb9b222)), closes [#4898](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/4898) [#6232](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6232) [#6259](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6259) [#6511](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6511) [#6506](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6506) [#6507](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6507) [#6514](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6514) [#6508](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6508) [#6508](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6508) [#3683](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/3683) [#6201](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6201) [#6530](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6530) [#6550](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6550)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **updater:** Add Channel Support for Github with PreRelease ([#6505](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6505)) ([#1722](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/1722)) ([#4988](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/4988)) ([1de0adb](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/1de0adbd615b3b3d26faeb6a449f522355b36041))
+* use `mergeASARs` API by @electron/universal ([#6578](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6578)) ([81132a8](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/81132a857b24bfdb01fc44eba75fc89fa2885545))
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* Removing Bintray support since it was sunset. Ref: https://jfrog.com/blog/into-the-sunset-bintray-jcenter-gocenter-and-chartcenter/
+
+* fix: force strip path separators for backslashes on Windows
+
+* fix: Force authentication for local Mac Squirrel update server
+* Fail-fast for signature verification failures. Adding `-LiteralPath` to update file for injected wildcards
+
+* Adding changeset and eslint
+
+* Fix error: `-OUTPUTCHARSET is disabled for non Win32 platforms.`
+* Admins using advertisement must apply an MST to re-enable it. See #6508.
+* remove MSI option `iconId`
+
+* fix: stabilizing tests by moving updater tests to its own node to explicitly segment env.___TOKEN integration tests from other standard unit tests
+
+* chore: synchronizing docs and schema plus prettier
+
+* Adding changset to set as alpha
+
+* Updating changeset documentation
+
+
+
 # [](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/compare/v22.14.12...v) (2022-01-26)
 
 
diff --git a/docs/configuration/configuration.md b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
index 09d0ef7b52..f8dbfa584a 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Env file `electron-builder.env` in the current dir ([example](https://github.com
 <!-- do not edit. start of generated block -->
 <ul>
 <li><code id="Configuration-appId">appId</code> = <code>com.electron.${name}</code> String | “undefined” - The application id. Used as <a href="https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20001431-102070">CFBundleIdentifier</a> for MacOS and as <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd378459(v=vs.85).aspx">Application User Model ID</a> for Windows (NSIS target only, Squirrel.Windows not supported). It is strongly recommended that an explicit ID is set.</li>
-<li><code id="Configuration-productName">productName</code> String | “undefined” - As <a href="#Metadata-name">name</a>, but allows you to specify a product name for your executable which contains spaces and other special characters not allowed in the <a href="https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#name">name property</a>. If not specified inside of the <code>build</code> configuration, <code>productName</code> property defined at the top level of <code>package.json</code> is used. If not specified at the top level of <code>package.json</code>, <a href="https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#name">name property</a> is used.</li>
+<li><code id="Configuration-productName">productName</code> String | “undefined” - As <a href="#Metadata-name">name</a>, but allows you to specify a product name for your executable which contains spaces and other special characters not allowed in the <a href="https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#name">name property</a>.</li>
 <li><code id="Configuration-copyright">copyright</code> = <code>Copyright © year ${author}</code> String | “undefined” - The human-readable copyright line for the app.</li>
 </ul>
 <hr>
diff --git a/packages/electron-updater/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-updater/CHANGELOG.md
index df80926281..86b99b4c69 100644
--- a/packages/electron-updater/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/electron-updater/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 ## 4.3.0
 
+## 5.0.0-alpha.2
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- [#6505](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/6505) [`1de0adbd`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/1de0adbd615b3b3d26faeb6a449f522355b36041) Thanks [@KenCorma](https://github.com/KenCorma)! - feat(updater): Add Channel Support for Github with PreRelease
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#6587](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/6587) [`8746f910`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/8746f910d136fb9b531e688d0a646eeb9528adc6) Thanks [@devinbinnie](https://github.com/devinbinnie)! - fix: fixes for server auth for MacUpdater
+
 ## 5.0.0-alpha.1
 
 ### Major Changes
diff --git a/packages/electron-updater/package.json b/packages/electron-updater/package.json
index b641f87381..c0eff8b6ce 100644
--- a/packages/electron-updater/package.json
+++ b/packages/electron-updater/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-updater",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.2",
   "description": "Cross platform updater for electron applications",
   "main": "out/main.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",