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 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## [0.53.0] - [2022-04-18]
+## [0.53.0-alpha.0] - [2022-04-18]
 
 ### Added
 - Uploads: show placeholder when loading page _community pr!_ ([#7531](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/pull/7531))