From f523d0d9f9e107e562bb1f5b495451633ae210da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shaun Lloyd <shaun@chromatic.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2023 09:52:28 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Themes: Run postinstall in shell for windows

---
 code/addons/themes/postinstall.js | 26 +++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code/addons/themes/postinstall.js b/code/addons/themes/postinstall.js
index 01a9b3151e8..6292d2f00b9 100644
--- a/code/addons/themes/postinstall.js
+++ b/code/addons/themes/postinstall.js
@@ -1,17 +1,29 @@
 const { spawn } = require('child_process');
 
 const PACKAGE_MANAGER_TO_COMMAND = {
-  npm: 'npx',
-  yarn1: 'npx',
-  yarn2: 'yarn dlx',
-  pnpm: 'pnpm dlx',
+  npm: ['npx'],
+  pnpm: ['pnpm', 'dlx'],
+  yarn1: ['npx'],
+  yarn2: ['yarn', 'dlx'],
 };
 
-module.exports = function postinstall(options) {
-  const command = PACKAGE_MANAGER_TO_COMMAND[options.packageManager];
+const selectPackageManagerCommand = (packageManager) => PACKAGE_MANAGER_TO_COMMAND[packageManager];
 
-  spawn(command, ['@storybook/auto-config', 'themes'], {
+const spawnPackageManagerScript = async (packageManager, args) => {
+  const [command, ...baseArgs] = selectPackageManagerCommand(packageManager);
+
+  await spawn(command, [...baseArgs, ...args], {
     stdio: 'inherit',
     cwd: process.cwd(),
+    shell: true,
   });
 };
+
+module.exports = async function postinstall({ packageManager = 'npm' }) {
+  try {
+    await spawnPackageManagerScript(packageManager, ['@storybook/auto-config', 'themes']);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+};

From d9ee6623aa6ce176e9894a8f8d6a94a806b7ada7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shaun Lloyd <shaun@chromatic.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2023 10:39:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Let error bubble up

---
 code/addons/themes/postinstall.js | 7 +------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code/addons/themes/postinstall.js b/code/addons/themes/postinstall.js
index 6292d2f00b9..87175ac9cbc 100644
--- a/code/addons/themes/postinstall.js
+++ b/code/addons/themes/postinstall.js
@@ -20,10 +20,5 @@ const spawnPackageManagerScript = async (packageManager, args) => {
 };
 
 module.exports = async function postinstall({ packageManager = 'npm' }) {
-  try {
-    await spawnPackageManagerScript(packageManager, ['@storybook/auto-config', 'themes']);
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error(e);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
+  await spawnPackageManagerScript(packageManager, ['@storybook/auto-config', 'themes']);
 };

From 1658fe3d660fc27798b084caa5911934eef4274a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steve Dodier-Lazaro <Sidnioulz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:43:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] docs: Fix typo in addon README

---
 code/addons/themes/README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/addons/themes/README.md b/code/addons/themes/README.md
index 94c5dc84633..5ed36f2c405 100644
--- a/code/addons/themes/README.md
+++ b/code/addons/themes/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# `@storybook/addon-themes
+# @storybook/addon-themes
 
 Storybook Addon Themes can be used which between multiple themes for components inside the preview in [Storybook](https://storybook.js.org).
 

From 120ebede74dfd5c907419aa4e907b582c73680b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: storybook-bot <32066757+storybook-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:25:35 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Write changelog for 7.6.0-alpha.0 [skip ci]

---
 CHANGELOG.prerelease.md | 4 ++++
 code/package.json       | 3 ++-
 docs/versions/next.json | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 815d47e351b..af6148eb14f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 7.6.0-alpha.0
+
+- UI: Fix className missing in syntaxhighlighter - [#24491](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24491), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
+
 ## 7.5.0-alpha.7
 
 - Angular: Allow loading standalone directives - [#24448](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24448), thanks [@osnoser1](https://github.com/osnoser1)!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index afce9a7ccee..dba4187d509 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -328,5 +328,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "7.6.0-alpha.0"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 292505dea3d..c21161e70dc 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"7.5.0-alpha.7","info":{"plain":"- Angular: Allow loading standalone directives - [#24448](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24448), thanks [@osnoser1](https://github.com/osnoser1)!\n- Svelte: Fix docs generating when using `lang=\\\"ts\\\"` or optional chaining - [#24096](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24096), thanks [@j3rem1e](https://github.com/j3rem1e)!\n- Vite: Support Vite 5 - [#24395](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24395), thanks [@IanVS](https://github.com/IanVS)!"}}
+{"version":"7.6.0-alpha.0","info":{"plain":"- UI: Fix className missing in syntaxhighlighter - [#24491](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24491), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!"}}

From 3ba9e14d9b6567b241f9b069d0f01d87ee7a59ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeppe Reinhold <jeppe@reinhold.is>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:31:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] move PR #24491 to 7.5.0 in changelogs [skip ci]

---
 CHANGELOG.md            | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 CHANGELOG.prerelease.md |  4 +--
 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a2d9d3343d3..75cb12161dc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,51 +2,51 @@
 
 Storybook 7.5 enhances your Storybook experience with several key updates:
 
-  - 💃🏼 Now supports Lit 3.0 and Vite 5
-  - 👻 storiesOf and storyStoreV6 officially deprecated
-  - 🔨 Fix Webpack5 build errors not being propagated
-  - 🀄 Support rename font import for Next.js
-  - ⬆️ Upgrade react-docgen to 6.0.x and improve argTypes
-  - ✨ Many Angular improvements such as introducing argsToTemplate , new schema debugging options, support for standalone directives, etc.
+- 💃🏼 Now supports Lit 3.0 and Vite 5
+- 👻 storiesOf and storyStoreV6 officially deprecated
+- 🔨 Fix Webpack5 build errors not being propagated
+- 🀄 Support rename font import for Next.js
+- ⬆️ Upgrade react-docgen to 6.0.x and improve argTypes
+- ✨ Many Angular improvements such as introducing argsToTemplate , new schema debugging options, support for standalone directives, etc.
 <details>
   <summary>
     List of all updates
   </summary>
 
-  - Angular: Introduce argsToTemplate for property and event Bindings - [#24434](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24434), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
-  - Angular: Add schema options (debugWebpack, webpackStatsJson, and more) - [#24388](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24388), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
-  - Angular: Categorize legacy build options error - [#24014](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24014), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
-  - Angular: Fix Angular 15 support and add zone.js v0.14.x support - [#24367](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24367), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
-  - Angular: Allow loading standalone directives - [#24448](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24448), thanks [@osnoser1](https://github.com/osnoser1)!
-  - CLI: Inform the user how to dedupe and strip color from info command - [#24087](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24087), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!
-  - CLI: Add more information to storybook info command - [#24003](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24003), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
-  - CLI: Change /Date$/ to /Dates$/i - [#24195](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24195), thanks [@arup1221](https://github.com/arup1221)!
-  - CLI: Improve sanitization logic in crash reports - [#24028](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24028), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
-  - CLI: Remove random commas in storybook upgrade logs - [#22333](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/22333), thanks [@joaonunomota](https://github.com/joaonunomota)!
-  - Controls: Fix select / multiselect when value contains multiple spaces - [#22334](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/22334), thanks [@oxcened](https://github.com/oxcened)!
-  - Core: Add class name to Storybook error name - [#24371](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24371), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
-  - Core: Deprecate storyStoreV6 (including storiesOf) and storyIndexers - [#23938](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23938), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
-  - Doc Blocks: Add title to Meta prop types - [#23370](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23370), thanks [@iqbalcodes6602](https://github.com/iqbalcodes6602)!
-  - ManagerAPI: Fix bug with story redirection when URL has partial storyId - [#24345](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24345), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
-  - NextJS: Support rename font import - [#24406](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24406), thanks [@yoshi2no](https://github.com/yoshi2no)!
-  - NextJS: Change babel plugins from proposal-... to transform-... - [#24290](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24290), thanks [@roottool](https://github.com/roottool)!
-  - NextJS: Fix default next image loader when src has params - [#24187](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24187), thanks [@json-betsec](https://github.com/json-betsec)!
-  - NextJS: Fix Image Context re-use via singleton - [#24146](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24146), thanks [@martinnabhan](https://github.com/martinnabhan)!
-  - NextJS: Improve support for Windows-style paths - [#23695](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23695), thanks [@T99](https://github.com/T99)!
-  - React: Upgrade `react-docgen` to `6.0.x` and improve argTypes - [#23825](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23825), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!
-  - Svelte: Fix docs generating when using `lang="ts"` or optional chaining - [#24096](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24096), thanks [@j3rem1e](https://github.com/j3rem1e)!
-  - UI: Filter some manager errors - [#24217](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24217), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
-  - UI: Update ScrollArea with radix - [#24413](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24413), thanks [@cdedreuille](https://github.com/cdedreuille)!
-  - UI: Improve contrast ratio between focus / hover - [#24205](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24205), thanks [@chocoscoding](https://github.com/chocoscoding)!
-  - Vite: Move mdx-plugin from `@storybook/builder-vite` to `@storybook/addon-docs` - [#24166](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24166), thanks [@bryanjtc](https://github.com/bryanjtc)!
-  - Vite: Support Vite 5 - [#24395](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24395), thanks [@IanVS](https://github.com/IanVS)!
-  - Web-components: Add Lit3 support - [#24437](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24437), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!
-  - Webpack: Display errors on build - [#24377](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24377), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
-  - Webpack: Categorize builder error - [#24031](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24031), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
-  - Webpack: Use logger.warn on warnings - [#24472](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24472), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- Angular: Introduce argsToTemplate for property and event Bindings - [#24434](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24434), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- Angular: Add schema options (debugWebpack, webpackStatsJson, and more) - [#24388](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24388), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- Angular: Categorize legacy build options error - [#24014](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24014), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- Angular: Fix Angular 15 support and add zone.js v0.14.x support - [#24367](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24367), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- Angular: Allow loading standalone directives - [#24448](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24448), thanks [@osnoser1](https://github.com/osnoser1)!
+- CLI: Inform the user how to dedupe and strip color from info command - [#24087](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24087), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!
+- CLI: Add more information to storybook info command - [#24003](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24003), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
+- CLI: Change /Date$/ to /Dates$/i - [#24195](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24195), thanks [@arup1221](https://github.com/arup1221)!
+- CLI: Improve sanitization logic in crash reports - [#24028](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24028), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- CLI: Remove random commas in storybook upgrade logs - [#22333](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/22333), thanks [@joaonunomota](https://github.com/joaonunomota)!
+- Controls: Fix select / multiselect when value contains multiple spaces - [#22334](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/22334), thanks [@oxcened](https://github.com/oxcened)!
+- Core: Add class name to Storybook error name - [#24371](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24371), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- Core: Deprecate storyStoreV6 (including storiesOf) and storyIndexers - [#23938](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23938), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
+- Doc Blocks: Add title to Meta prop types - [#23370](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23370), thanks [@iqbalcodes6602](https://github.com/iqbalcodes6602)!
+- ManagerAPI: Fix bug with story redirection when URL has partial storyId - [#24345](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24345), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
+- NextJS: Support rename font import - [#24406](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24406), thanks [@yoshi2no](https://github.com/yoshi2no)!
+- NextJS: Change babel plugins from proposal-... to transform-... - [#24290](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24290), thanks [@roottool](https://github.com/roottool)!
+- NextJS: Fix default next image loader when src has params - [#24187](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24187), thanks [@json-betsec](https://github.com/json-betsec)!
+- NextJS: Fix Image Context re-use via singleton - [#24146](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24146), thanks [@martinnabhan](https://github.com/martinnabhan)!
+- NextJS: Improve support for Windows-style paths - [#23695](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23695), thanks [@T99](https://github.com/T99)!
+- React: Upgrade `react-docgen` to `6.0.x` and improve argTypes - [#23825](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23825), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!
+- Svelte: Fix docs generating when using `lang="ts"` or optional chaining - [#24096](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24096), thanks [@j3rem1e](https://github.com/j3rem1e)!
+- UI: Filter some manager errors - [#24217](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24217), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- UI: Update ScrollArea with radix - [#24413](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24413), thanks [@cdedreuille](https://github.com/cdedreuille)!
+- UI: Improve contrast ratio between focus / hover - [#24205](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24205), thanks [@chocoscoding](https://github.com/chocoscoding)!
+- UI: Fix className missing in syntaxhighlighter - [#24491](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24491), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
+- Vite: Move mdx-plugin from `@storybook/builder-vite` to `@storybook/addon-docs` - [#24166](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24166), thanks [@bryanjtc](https://github.com/bryanjtc)!
+- Vite: Support Vite 5 - [#24395](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24395), thanks [@IanVS](https://github.com/IanVS)!
+- Web-components: Add Lit3 support - [#24437](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24437), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!
+- Webpack: Display errors on build - [#24377](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24377), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- Webpack: Categorize builder error - [#24031](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24031), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- Webpack: Use logger.warn on warnings - [#24472](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24472), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
 </details>
 
-
 ## 7.4.6
 
 - CLI: Fix Nextjs project detection - [#24346](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24346), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index af6148eb14f..b1da7b059e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## 7.6.0-alpha.0
 
-- UI: Fix className missing in syntaxhighlighter - [#24491](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24491), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
+Empty release identical to `7.5.0`.
 
 ## 7.5.0-alpha.7
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 - Publish: Don't distribute src files or unnecessary template files - [#23853](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23853), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!
 - UI: Add an experimental API for adding sidebar filter functions at runtime - [#23722](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23722), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
 - UI: Removal of experimental components - [#23907](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23907), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
-- Vue3: Add support for  Global Apps install - [#23772](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23772), thanks [@chakAs3](https://github.com/chakAs3)!
+- Vue3: Add support for Global Apps install - [#23772](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23772), thanks [@chakAs3](https://github.com/chakAs3)!
 - Vue3: Use slot value directly if it's a string in source decorator - [#23784](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23784), thanks [@nasvillanueva](https://github.com/nasvillanueva)!
 
 ## 7.4.0-alpha.0

From a8331a8c46253b8910669129c0908454e54fed49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: storybook-bot <32066757+storybook-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:37:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Bump version from "7.5.0" to "7.6.0-alpha.0" [skip ci]

---
 code/addons/a11y/package.json                 |   2 +-
 code/addons/actions/package.json              |   2 +-
 code/addons/backgrounds/package.json          |   2 +-
 code/addons/controls/package.json             |   2 +-
 code/addons/docs/package.json                 |   2 +-
 code/addons/essentials/package.json           |   2 +-
 code/addons/gfm/package.json                  |   2 +-
 code/addons/highlight/package.json            |   2 +-
 code/addons/interactions/package.json         |   2 +-
 code/addons/jest/package.json                 |   2 +-
 code/addons/links/package.json                |   2 +-
 code/addons/measure/package.json              |   2 +-
 code/addons/outline/package.json              |   2 +-
 code/addons/storyshots-core/package.json      |   2 +-
 code/addons/storyshots-puppeteer/package.json |   2 +-
 code/addons/storysource/package.json          |   2 +-
 code/addons/themes/package.json               |   2 +-
 code/addons/toolbars/package.json             |   2 +-
 code/addons/viewport/package.json             |   2 +-
 code/builders/builder-manager/package.json    |   2 +-
 code/builders/builder-vite/package.json       |   2 +-
 code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json   |   2 +-
 code/deprecated/addons/package.json           |   2 +-
 .../channel-postmessage/package.json          |   2 +-
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 code/deprecated/preview-web/package.json      |   2 +-
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 code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json  |   2 +-
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 .../web-components-vite/package.json          |   2 +-
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 code/lib/channels/package.json                |   2 +-
 code/lib/cli-sb/package.json                  |   2 +-
 code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json           |   2 +-
 code/lib/cli/package.json                     |   2 +-
 code/lib/cli/src/versions.ts                  | 188 +++++++++---------
 code/lib/client-logger/package.json           |   2 +-
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diff --git a/code/addons/a11y/package.json b/code/addons/a11y/package.json
index 61453e42b73..b7c4447b294 100644
--- a/code/addons/a11y/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/a11y/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/actions/package.json b/code/addons/actions/package.json
index 6e77b1ebeaa..f83e8bc6903 100644
--- a/code/addons/actions/package.json
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 {
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+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Get UI feedback when an action is performed on an interactive element",
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diff --git a/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json b/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json
index abedef1d484..3615aabc45a 100644
--- a/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json
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 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-backgrounds",
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diff --git a/code/addons/controls/package.json b/code/addons/controls/package.json
index 8dfd544b2c3..b91fbab0e76 100644
--- a/code/addons/controls/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/controls/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/docs/package.json b/code/addons/docs/package.json
index 6632a57956b..d5b3245ad7a 100644
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/package.json b/code/addons/essentials/package.json
index bd24fad19e3..d6ce73f6357 100644
--- a/code/addons/essentials/package.json
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index 05292469b2c..1172c50bfd7 100644
--- a/code/addons/gfm/package.json
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diff --git a/code/addons/highlight/package.json b/code/addons/highlight/package.json
index 1fb28a28756..620a06eb25e 100644
--- a/code/addons/highlight/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/highlight/package.json
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index 6617eb25980..f2cf6bcfd25 100644
--- a/code/addons/interactions/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/jest/package.json b/code/addons/jest/package.json
index a5673ddd5bd..db1c1cca97c 100644
--- a/code/addons/jest/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/jest/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/links/package.json b/code/addons/links/package.json
index b1cdc485553..fabf13f8598 100644
--- a/code/addons/links/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/links/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/measure/package.json b/code/addons/measure/package.json
index a00cef08c44..33e427def04 100644
--- a/code/addons/measure/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/measure/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/outline/package.json b/code/addons/outline/package.json
index f224941e949..ec9d26a4c0b 100644
--- a/code/addons/outline/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/storyshots-core/package.json b/code/addons/storyshots-core/package.json
index 281051fbcbd..13d1ecbfbf8 100644
--- a/code/addons/storyshots-core/package.json
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diff --git a/code/addons/storyshots-puppeteer/package.json b/code/addons/storyshots-puppeteer/package.json
index 9bc6177caf8..c48acff6fb8 100644
--- a/code/addons/storyshots-puppeteer/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/storyshots-puppeteer/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/storysource/package.json b/code/addons/storysource/package.json
index 2ce20531c8f..291c6f2b775 100644
--- a/code/addons/storysource/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/storysource/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/themes/package.json b/code/addons/themes/package.json
index 725f5281acd..d92d206471a 100644
--- a/code/addons/themes/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/themes/package.json
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 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-themes",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Switch between multiple themes for you components in Storybook",
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diff --git a/code/addons/toolbars/package.json b/code/addons/toolbars/package.json
index 08134e310bf..e3907a368d0 100644
--- a/code/addons/toolbars/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/toolbars/package.json
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 {
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   "keywords": [
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diff --git a/code/addons/viewport/package.json b/code/addons/viewport/package.json
index 9e6e6be42b6..dca40fc0913 100644
--- a/code/addons/viewport/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/viewport/package.json
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 {
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+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
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diff --git a/code/builders/builder-manager/package.json b/code/builders/builder-manager/package.json
index 9d7edf6b5ad..e47566bb427 100644
--- a/code/builders/builder-manager/package.json
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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-  "version": "7.5.0",
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diff --git a/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json b/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
index d05a1a429b3..c5fe78475bb 100644
--- a/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
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 {
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-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
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diff --git a/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json b/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
index 34492d4b7e7..9d32258f62e 100644
--- a/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
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 {
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   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/addons/package.json b/code/deprecated/addons/package.json
index 38f51cce11f..961dfe7ea3f 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/addons/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/addons/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/channel-postmessage/package.json b/code/deprecated/channel-postmessage/package.json
index 61828d555d1..ec3a2f90bd2 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/channel-postmessage/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/channel-postmessage/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
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diff --git a/code/deprecated/channel-websocket/package.json b/code/deprecated/channel-websocket/package.json
index 7562e589942..e8130c1e39e 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/channel-websocket/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/channel-websocket/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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diff --git a/code/deprecated/client-api/package.json b/code/deprecated/client-api/package.json
index 45422eaa6f8..9f22af8d6a8 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/client-api/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/client-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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-  "version": "7.5.0",
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diff --git a/code/deprecated/core-client/package.json b/code/deprecated/core-client/package.json
index 9422df47928..49960770fe0 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/core-client/package.json
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diff --git a/code/deprecated/manager-api-shim/package.json b/code/deprecated/manager-api-shim/package.json
index e16d15fd5bf..58d4f764459 100644
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diff --git a/code/deprecated/preview-web/package.json b/code/deprecated/preview-web/package.json
index dcc950184d1..ce9544d8a7a 100644
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diff --git a/code/deprecated/store/package.json b/code/deprecated/store/package.json
index aa677040de2..a65d1dd9fd6 100644
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/angular/package.json b/code/frameworks/angular/package.json
index f368a5a736e..6e43cde9f46 100644
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 {
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/ember/package.json b/code/frameworks/ember/package.json
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index cadcc6f4e43..cd01a5788f7 100644
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/html-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/html-webpack5/package.json
index 5747118101e..0c3a6b8ed06 100644
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json
index c47d9997b84..118846454eb 100644
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/preact-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/preact-webpack5/package.json
index cdd009481d0..c29cf3bf939 100644
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json
index 5484ae815e8..7ed4b1e1b16 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json
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     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json
index 718306aefb6..168203b3f46 100644
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+++ b/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json
index 0bb51d5ae6e..adff9861ad8 100644
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+++ b/code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json
index 9795af40c7e..18993d5c964 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json
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     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/svelte-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/svelte-webpack5/package.json
index 2d8c6dfffe6..211dc8619d7 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/svelte-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/svelte-webpack5/package.json
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index 02531266e8f..0c0b1d767da 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json
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index fade6f79528..02530f95c3a 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/vue-vite/package.json
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/vue-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/vue-webpack5/package.json
index 4294de4c285..409f59dcc0d 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/vue-webpack5/package.json
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index 2ae23b50838..109fd849241 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/vue3-webpack5/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json
index fc9356202f9..a0a54ed8257 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/web-components-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/web-components-webpack5/package.json
index 5ff82c31f74..04846971c98 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/web-components-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/web-components-webpack5/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/web-components-webpack5",
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diff --git a/code/lib/channels/package.json b/code/lib/channels/package.json
index 9ec132d66fb..702cc5b489b 100644
--- a/code/lib/channels/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/channels/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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diff --git a/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json b/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json
index 4a5ae58609f..f6dfb5caaef 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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diff --git a/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json b/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json
index 6cf5e6a89ad..2c58ab26216 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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diff --git a/code/lib/cli/package.json b/code/lib/cli/package.json
index 4401aed6f3e..eb3775c4146 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/versions.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/versions.ts
index 996412a6076..058f8d0d683 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/versions.ts
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diff --git a/code/lib/client-logger/package.json b/code/lib/client-logger/package.json
index c9a56107d3e..60fb8cd2520 100644
--- a/code/lib/client-logger/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/client-logger/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/client-logger",
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diff --git a/code/lib/codemod/package.json b/code/lib/codemod/package.json
index b5490dee047..3cda9babd00 100644
--- a/code/lib/codemod/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/codemod/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/codemod",
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   "keywords": [
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diff --git a/code/lib/core-common/package.json b/code/lib/core-common/package.json
index 7e30c4081ed..2903c6c83a6 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-common/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/core-common/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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diff --git a/code/lib/core-events/package.json b/code/lib/core-events/package.json
index 76fa80384f7..9aa2d4cd5d1 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-events/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/core-events/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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diff --git a/code/lib/core-server/package.json b/code/lib/core-server/package.json
index 8822863ff27..80f3fa511c3 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-server/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/core-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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index ea81cd06bd9..6240d9a0f14 100644
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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index fdd96999876..7ed3f0a1e7e 100644
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+++ b/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json
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index 17f6acbc6ed..cc49b753074 100644
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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diff --git a/code/lib/docs-tools/package.json b/code/lib/docs-tools/package.json
index fa9be96097c..fb924f7b4ee 100644
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+++ b/code/lib/docs-tools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/docs-tools",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Shared utility functions for frameworks to implement docs",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/instrumenter/package.json b/code/lib/instrumenter/package.json
index f603c1ab3e5..e9e8882f286 100644
--- a/code/lib/instrumenter/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/instrumenter/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/instrumenter",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/manager-api/package.json b/code/lib/manager-api/package.json
index ed08bc66214..7f5049fd322 100644
--- a/code/lib/manager-api/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/manager-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/manager-api",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Core Storybook Manager API & Context",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/manager-api/src/version.ts b/code/lib/manager-api/src/version.ts
index 951100cd3b4..c7cd38ddd52 100644
--- a/code/lib/manager-api/src/version.ts
+++ b/code/lib/manager-api/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const version = '7.5.0';
+export const version = '7.6.0-alpha.0';
diff --git a/code/lib/node-logger/package.json b/code/lib/node-logger/package.json
index 54bb6044c6c..e44ac706e6d 100644
--- a/code/lib/node-logger/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/node-logger/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/node-logger",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/postinstall/package.json b/code/lib/postinstall/package.json
index d8d1de92327..2222b0b3ab0 100644
--- a/code/lib/postinstall/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/postinstall/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/postinstall",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook addons postinstall utilities",
   "keywords": [
     "api",
diff --git a/code/lib/preview-api/package.json b/code/lib/preview-api/package.json
index a73ca5e5b63..19f8e142ea5 100644
--- a/code/lib/preview-api/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/preview-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preview-api",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/preview/package.json b/code/lib/preview/package.json
index f9e235024e1..9815cd1e598 100644
--- a/code/lib/preview/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/preview/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preview",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json b/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json
index 4a5070bec48..06b67030bb7 100644
--- a/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/react-dom-shim",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/router/package.json b/code/lib/router/package.json
index 8403d8b60ae..d178b97ad1e 100644
--- a/code/lib/router/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/router/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/router",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Core Storybook Router",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/source-loader/package.json b/code/lib/source-loader/package.json
index 8b2757efd48..a3a8240f147 100644
--- a/code/lib/source-loader/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/source-loader/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/source-loader",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Source loader",
   "keywords": [
     "lib",
diff --git a/code/lib/telemetry/package.json b/code/lib/telemetry/package.json
index 069b3330e1f..c894850d462 100644
--- a/code/lib/telemetry/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/telemetry/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/telemetry",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Telemetry logging for crash reports and usage statistics",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/theming/package.json b/code/lib/theming/package.json
index 5e78e658c7b..f0e714c3779 100644
--- a/code/lib/theming/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/theming/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/theming",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Core Storybook Components",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/types/package.json b/code/lib/types/package.json
index 9ad95d5d19e..66b06cfbca1 100644
--- a/code/lib/types/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/types/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/types",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Core Storybook TS Types",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index dba4187d509..3f9db379da8 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/root",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Storybook root",
   "homepage": "https://storybook.js.org/",
@@ -328,6 +328,5 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  },
-  "deferredNextVersion": "7.6.0-alpha.0"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json b/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json
index 1c7fda8f823..04bcd28a11a 100644
--- a/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-create-react-app",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook for Create React App preset",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/html-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/html-webpack/package.json
index f1ae2bcce19..8537997f452 100644
--- a/code/presets/html-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/html-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-html-webpack",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook for HTML: View HTML snippets in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/preact-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/preact-webpack/package.json
index 5517b5801da..02b12607c30 100644
--- a/code/presets/preact-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/preact-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-preact-webpack",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook for Preact: Develop Preact Component in isolation.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json
index bc1a315fe37..8462e1b0dc8 100644
--- a/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-react-webpack",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook for React: Develop React Component in isolation with Hot Reloading",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json
index 70cf3cf32e7..ba0dc6c2cb8 100644
--- a/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-server-webpack",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook for Server: View HTML snippets from a server in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/svelte-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/svelte-webpack/package.json
index c6a8dcea3b3..62fb10fb411 100644
--- a/code/presets/svelte-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/svelte-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-svelte-webpack",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook for Svelte: Develop Svelte Component in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/vue-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/vue-webpack/package.json
index 432ff3e5253..840ba4c03ac 100644
--- a/code/presets/vue-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/vue-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-vue-webpack",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook for Vue: Develop Vue Component in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/vue3-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/vue3-webpack/package.json
index 49c05656840..aa9d3c31973 100644
--- a/code/presets/vue3-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/vue3-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-vue3-webpack",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook for Vue 3: Develop Vue 3 Components in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/web-components-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/web-components-webpack/package.json
index 074076ebed7..ac1e8269b6e 100644
--- a/code/presets/web-components-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/web-components-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-web-components-webpack",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook for web-components: View web components snippets in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "lit",
diff --git a/code/renderers/html/package.json b/code/renderers/html/package.json
index ab98ea23171..75b6a91a02c 100644
--- a/code/renderers/html/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/html/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/html",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook HTML renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/preact/package.json b/code/renderers/preact/package.json
index bf5cf003715..53a32242ee1 100644
--- a/code/renderers/preact/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/preact/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preact",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook Preact renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/react/package.json b/code/renderers/react/package.json
index 7d636c745e3..3a07e595d2f 100644
--- a/code/renderers/react/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/react",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook React renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/server/package.json b/code/renderers/server/package.json
index e27a6604ba0..b97dd2e732b 100644
--- a/code/renderers/server/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/server",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook Server renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/svelte/package.json b/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
index 735d93e4c28..9d4dc730cd8 100644
--- a/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/svelte",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook Svelte renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/vue/package.json b/code/renderers/vue/package.json
index f3ca69ab4f0..67bc8d75842 100644
--- a/code/renderers/vue/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/vue/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/vue",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook Vue renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/vue3/package.json b/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
index 0e3780920dd..fa6973bf0d8 100644
--- a/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/vue3",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook Vue 3 renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/web-components/package.json b/code/renderers/web-components/package.json
index f6462123a39..f0516596d4b 100644
--- a/code/renderers/web-components/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/web-components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/web-components",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook web-components renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "lit",
diff --git a/code/ui/blocks/package.json b/code/ui/blocks/package.json
index d8aeafd47bb..5bf90da845f 100644
--- a/code/ui/blocks/package.json
+++ b/code/ui/blocks/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/blocks",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook Doc Blocks",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/ui/components/package.json b/code/ui/components/package.json
index ba1b0053e9f..fb35b4a3272 100644
--- a/code/ui/components/package.json
+++ b/code/ui/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/components",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Core Storybook Components",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/ui/manager/package.json b/code/ui/manager/package.json
index e4b52a2c0a5..bd212fd35eb 100644
--- a/code/ui/manager/package.json
+++ b/code/ui/manager/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/manager",
-  "version": "7.5.0",
+  "version": "7.6.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Core Storybook UI",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/yarn.lock b/code/yarn.lock
index 31dcdc4ccd0..bdd11c54000 100644
--- a/code/yarn.lock
+++ b/code/yarn.lock
@@ -6733,6 +6733,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
+"@storybook/client-logger@npm:7.5.0":
+  version: 7.5.0
+  resolution: "@storybook/client-logger@npm:7.5.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@storybook/global": ^5.0.0
+  checksum: 90326c49a224bf21680c04ffee94725bf75658086093ccb839a8aae39476929c4719eafb18e498a148cf0dd956d4e9a5d3b2a34d09ca4fd25e2af553458558ac
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@storybook/client-logger@workspace:*, @storybook/client-logger@workspace:lib/client-logger":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@storybook/client-logger@workspace:lib/client-logger"
@@ -8150,7 +8159,22 @@ __metadata:
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-"@storybook/theming@^7.0.2, @storybook/theming@workspace:*, @storybook/theming@workspace:lib/theming":
+"@storybook/theming@npm:^7.0.2":
+  version: 7.5.0
+  resolution: "@storybook/theming@npm:7.5.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@emotion/use-insertion-effect-with-fallbacks": ^1.0.0
+    "@storybook/client-logger": 7.5.0
+    "@storybook/global": ^5.0.0
+    memoizerific: ^1.11.3
+  peerDependencies:
+    react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
+    react-dom: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
+  checksum: 57da8e27c748cbec4dc1661cdd2d449949d97476d8e97933696b31d07c7361cbbcca8d7225cc00ca078daa160023b8965ddec7c23519ce0a4ef2658246b062e7
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@storybook/theming@workspace:*, @storybook/theming@workspace:lib/theming":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@storybook/theming@workspace:lib/theming"
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