diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 5d6baeac2136..a4a8cc1e24d8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
+## 8.1.0-alpha.8
+
+- Addon-Docs: Title blocks to support `of` prop - [#23728](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23728), thanks @Sidnioulz!
+- Addon-actions: Fix falsy args printing as object - 22163 - [#26917](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26917), thanks @Fatcat560!
+- Addon-docs: Fix MDX compilation with `@vitejs/plugin-react-swc` and plugins - [#26837](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26837), thanks @JReinhold!
+- Automigration: Fix name of VTA addon - [#26816](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26816), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Blocks: Add support for `of` prop to `Subtitle` - [#22552](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/22552), thanks @joaonunomota!
+- CSF: Fix typings for control and other properties of argTypes - [#26824](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26824), thanks @kasperpeulen!
+- Controls: Added server channel to create a new story - [#26769](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26769), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Controls: Fix crashing when docgen extraction partially fails - [#26862](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26862), thanks @yannbf!
+- Core: Drop unneeded `UPDATE_STORY_ARGS` which was for SSv6 - [#25993](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25993), thanks @tmeasday!
+- Core: Ensure that simultaneous onStoriesChanged don't clobber each other - [#26882](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26882), thanks @tmeasday!
+- Core: Fix filters not being applied in WebKit - [#26949](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26949), thanks @JReinhold!
+- Core: Implement file formatter - [#26809](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26809), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Core: Save from controls - [#26827](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26827), thanks @ndelangen!
+- Dependencies: Upgrade @storybook/csf to 0.1.5 - [#26958](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26958), thanks @Cherry!
+- Doc Tools: Signature Type Error Handling - [#26774](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26774), thanks @ethriel3695!
+- MDX: Don't transform `http://` links - [#26488](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26488), thanks @JReinhold!
+- Next.js: Move sharp into optional deps - [#26787](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26787), thanks @shuta13!
+- Next.js: Support v14.2 useParams functionality - [#26874](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26874), thanks @yannbf!
+- Nextjs: Implement next redirect and the RedirectBoundary - [#26886](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26886), thanks @kasperpeulen!
+- Portable Stories: Warn when rendering stories without cleaning up first - [#27008](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27008), thanks @JReinhold!
+- React: Support v19 in `react-dom-shim` - [#26898](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26898), thanks @Tobbe!
+- Revert "Nextjs: Implement next redirect and the RedirectBoundary" - [#27025](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27025), thanks @JReinhold!
+- SfC: Implement new feature to create new story files - [#26875](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26875), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Test: Remove chai as dependency of @storybook/test - [#26852](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26852), thanks @kasperpeulen!
+- Test: Support module mocking with conditional subpath imports in `package.json`  - [#26688](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26688), thanks @kasperpeulen!
+- UI: Fix not re-rendering tabs on state change - [#26899](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26899), thanks @lifeiscontent!
+- UI: Fix sidebar search hanging when selecting a story in touch mode - [#26807](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26807), thanks @JReinhold!
+- Vite: Merge assetsInclude property with Storybook default values - [#26860](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26860), thanks @yuemori!
+
 ## 8.1.0-alpha.7
 
 - CLI: Add --config-dir flag to add command - [#26771](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26771), thanks @eric-blue!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 82d1541a338b..12fbd04d33ab 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -299,5 +299,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.1.0-alpha.8"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 2f8990d20967..e0ccd645b4e8 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.1.0-alpha.7","info":{"plain":"- CLI: Add --config-dir flag to add command - [#26771](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26771), thanks @eric-blue!\n- CLI: Add Visual Tests addon install auto-migration when upgrading to 8.0.x - [#26766](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26766), thanks @ndelangen!\n- Controls: Add Channels API to search for files in the project root - [#26726](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26726), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Test: Make spies reactive so that they can be logged by addon-actions - [#26740](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26740), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Vue: Disable controls for events, slots, and expose - [#26751](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26751), thanks @shilman!\n- Webpack: Bump webpack-dev-middleware to patch high security issue - [#26655](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26655), thanks @jwilliams-met!"}}
+{"version":"8.1.0-alpha.8","info":{"plain":"- Addon-Docs: Title blocks to support `of` prop - [#23728](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23728), thanks @Sidnioulz!\n- Addon-actions: Fix falsy args printing as object - 22163 - [#26917](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26917), thanks @Fatcat560!\n- Addon-docs: Fix MDX compilation with `@vitejs/plugin-react-swc` and plugins - [#26837](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26837), thanks @JReinhold!\n- Automigration: Fix name of VTA addon - [#26816](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26816), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Blocks: Add support for `of` prop to `Subtitle` - [#22552](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/22552), thanks @joaonunomota!\n- CSF: Fix typings for control and other properties of argTypes - [#26824](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26824), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Controls: Added server channel to create a new story - [#26769](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26769), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Controls: Fix crashing when docgen extraction partially fails - [#26862](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26862), thanks @yannbf!\n- Core: Drop unneeded `UPDATE_STORY_ARGS` which was for SSv6 - [#25993](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25993), thanks @tmeasday!\n- Core: Ensure that simultaneous onStoriesChanged don't clobber each other - [#26882](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26882), thanks @tmeasday!\n- Core: Fix filters not being applied in WebKit - [#26949](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26949), thanks @JReinhold!\n- Core: Implement file formatter - [#26809](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26809), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Core: Save from controls - [#26827](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26827), thanks @ndelangen!\n- Dependencies: Upgrade @storybook/csf to 0.1.5 - [#26958](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26958), thanks @Cherry!\n- Doc Tools: Signature Type Error Handling - [#26774](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26774), thanks @ethriel3695!\n- MDX: Don't transform `http://` links - [#26488](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26488), thanks @JReinhold!\n- Next.js: Move sharp into optional deps - [#26787](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26787), thanks @shuta13!\n- Next.js: Support v14.2 useParams functionality - [#26874](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26874), thanks @yannbf!\n- Nextjs: Implement next redirect and the RedirectBoundary - [#26886](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26886), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Portable Stories: Warn when rendering stories without cleaning up first - [#27008](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27008), thanks @JReinhold!\n- React: Support v19 in `react-dom-shim` - [#26898](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26898), thanks @Tobbe!\n- Revert \\\"Nextjs: Implement next redirect and the RedirectBoundary\\\" - [#27025](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27025), thanks @JReinhold!\n- SfC: Implement new feature to create new story files - [#26875](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26875), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Test: Remove chai as dependency of @storybook/test - [#26852](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26852), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Test: Support module mocking with conditional subpath imports in `package.json`  - [#26688](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26688), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- UI: Fix not re-rendering tabs on state change - [#26899](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26899), thanks @lifeiscontent!\n- UI: Fix sidebar search hanging when selecting a story in touch mode - [#26807](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26807), thanks @JReinhold!\n- Vite: Merge assetsInclude property with Storybook default values - [#26860](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26860), thanks @yuemori!"}}