diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index b1da7b059e84..cc1185022b73 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 7.6.0-alpha.1
+
+- CLI: Add @storybook/addon-designs to non-core list - [#24507](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24507), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- Themes: Run postinstall in shell for windows - [#24389](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24389), thanks [@Integrayshaun](https://github.com/Integrayshaun)!
+
 ## 7.6.0-alpha.0
 
 Empty release identical to `7.5.0`.
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 3f9db379da88..3c48f6be7eda 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -328,5 +328,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "7.6.0-alpha.1"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index c21161e70dce..9d99f6f41663 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"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)!"}}
+{"version":"7.6.0-alpha.1","info":{"plain":"- CLI: Add @storybook/addon-designs to non-core list - [#24507](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24507), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!\n- Themes: Run postinstall in shell for windows - [#24389](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24389), thanks [@Integrayshaun](https://github.com/Integrayshaun)!"}}