diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/release-preview.yml
index 52372409906..d05a37aa7ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-preview.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ on:
       password:
         description: 'Release password'
         required: true
-  #schedule:
-  #  - cron: '0 1 * * *' # 1am daily
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 1 * * *' # 1am daily
 env:
   RELEASE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PASSWORD }}
 jobs:
diff --git a/core/Version.php b/core/Version.php
index f9ef4308028..ea5ffb45b52 100644
--- a/core/Version.php
+++ b/core/Version.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ final class Version
      * The current Matomo version.
      * @var string
      */
-    public const VERSION = '5.2.0';
+    public const VERSION = '5.3.0-alpha';
 
     public const MAJOR_VERSION = 5;