diff --git a/.changeset/pre.json b/.changeset/pre.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31f082ea72c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pre.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "mode": "pre",
+  "tag": "alpha",
+  "initialVersions": {
+    "@apollo/client": "3.8.1"
+  },
+  "changesets": [
+    "fast-candles-trade",
+    "fifty-suits-drum",
+    "orange-balloons-prove"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d7f88d0ba7..48d7e457aed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # @apollo/client
 
+## 3.8.2-alpha.0
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#11162](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/pull/11162) [`d9685f53c`](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/commit/d9685f53c34483245e6ea21e91b669ef1180ae97) Thanks [@jerelmiller](https://github.com/jerelmiller)! - Ensures GraphQL errors returned in subscription payloads adhere to the `errorPolicy` set in `client.subscribe(...)` calls.
+
+- [#11134](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/pull/11134) [`96492e142`](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/commit/96492e14279d78e2613c1381d31f88cdf5816f45) Thanks [@alessbell](https://github.com/alessbell)! - Use separate type imports in useSuspenseQuery and useBackgroundQuery to workaround SWC compiler issue.
+
+- [#11163](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/pull/11163) [`a8a9e11e9`](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/commit/a8a9e11e917716538206eb7d5de21dbfd09630bd) Thanks [@bignimbus](https://github.com/bignimbus)! - Fix typo in error message: "occured" -> "occurred"
+
 ## 3.8.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d9fc86840c6..ba651e45516 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@apollo/client",
-  "version": "3.8.1",
+  "version": "3.8.2-alpha.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@apollo/client",
-      "version": "3.8.1",
+      "version": "3.8.2-alpha.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f224fa1b1a3..b1be5629caa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@apollo/client",
-  "version": "3.8.1",
+  "version": "3.8.2-alpha.0",
   "description": "A fully-featured caching GraphQL client.",
   "private": true,
   "keywords": [