diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 9fd08c30bb5d..a59700d56b23 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 8.2.0-alpha.2
+
+- Controls: Throttling makes Color control lagging - [#22615](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/22615), thanks @gitstart!
+- Docs: Fix `Typeset` Doc block `fontSizes` type - [#26475](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26475), thanks @noranda!
+- UI: Same html name for related Radio - [#23374](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23374), thanks @srapilly!
+
 ## 8.2.0-alpha.1
 
 - CLI: Add optional `--dev` and `--no-dev` options to `storybook init` CLI - [#26918](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26918), thanks @fastfrwrd!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 37824a723fad..e8d7673ba5bd 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -299,5 +299,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.2.0-alpha.2"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 697ac1cd38e6..4d11d9b89d4d 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.2.0-alpha.1","info":{"plain":"- CLI: Add optional `--dev` and `--no-dev` options to `storybook init` CLI - [#26918](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26918), thanks @fastfrwrd!\n- CLI: Include `@storybook/addon-svelte-csf` when initializing new projects - [#27070](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27070), thanks @benmccann!\n- Dependency: Upgrade `webpack-virtual-modules` to 0.6.0 - [#27102](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27102), thanks @fyodorovandrei!\n- Dependency: bump `markdown-to-jsx` to v7.4.5 - [#26694](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26694), thanks @xyy94813!\n- Docgen: Only add react-docgen info when a component is defined in the file - [#26967](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26967), thanks @glenjamin!\n- Docs: Fix MDX Stories block tag-filtering behavior - [#27144](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27144), thanks @shilman!\n- Docs: Fix Subtitle block when no `of` prop passed - [#27147](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27147), thanks @JReinhold!\n- Next.js: Add typing for NextImage to main framework options type - [#27105](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27105), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Next.js: Avoid conflicts with the raw loader - [#27093](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27093), thanks @seanparmelee!\n- Types: Fix typing for main.framework/builder fields - [#27088](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27088), thanks @valentinpalkovic!"}}
+{"version":"8.2.0-alpha.2","info":{"plain":"- Controls: Throttling makes Color control lagging - [#22615](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/22615), thanks @gitstart!\n- Docs: Fix `Typeset` Doc block `fontSizes` type - [#26475](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26475), thanks @noranda!\n- UI: Same html name for related Radio - [#23374](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23374), thanks @srapilly!"}}