diff --git a/.github/workflows/require-type-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/require-type-labels.yml
index 184ced5e9c..00a8545e91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/require-type-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/require-type-labels.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           mode: exactly
           count: 1
-          labels: "enhancement, bug, chore, area/ci, area/tests, dependencies, area/documentation"
+          labels: "enhancement, bug, chore, area/ci, area/tests, dependencies, area/documentation, skip-changelog"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1bad46ade7..fce4c5f5ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "productName": "OpenLens",
   "description": "OpenLens - Open Source IDE for Kubernetes",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/lensapp/lens",
-  "version": "5.1.4",
+  "version": "5.2.0-beta.1",
   "main": "static/build/main.js",
   "copyright": "© 2021 OpenLens Authors",
   "license": "MIT",