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+## 8.0.0-rc.0
+
+Bumping 8.0.0-beta.6 to 8.0.0-rc.0. Please refer to the changelogs of previous beta releases.
+
 ## 8.0.0-beta.6
 
 - Addon-onboarding: Move onboarding to monorepo - [#26176](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26176), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@
 - Addon-interactions: Only mutate arg keys when writable - [#26118](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26118), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!
 - CLI: Fix logic to add `^` packages in upgrade - [#26049](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26049), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
 - Core: Fix addon bundling script - [#26145](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26145), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
-- Vue3: Fix SourceDecorator Exception  - [#25773](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25773), thanks [@chakAs3](https://github.com/chakAs3)!
+- Vue3: Fix SourceDecorator Exception - [#25773](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25773), thanks [@chakAs3](https://github.com/chakAs3)!
 - Vue: Replace vue-docgen-api with Volar vue-component-meta - [#22285](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/22285), thanks [@chakAs3](https://github.com/chakAs3)!
 
 ## 8.0.0-beta.4
@@ -394,8 +398,8 @@
 
 ## 7.6.0-alpha.4
 
--  CLI: Ensure errors with opening the browser are caught - [#24668](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24668), thanks [@xueyawei](https://github.com/xueyawei)!
-- Babel: Update all @babel/* dependencies - [#24610](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24610), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- CLI: Ensure errors with opening the browser are caught - [#24668](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24668), thanks [@xueyawei](https://github.com/xueyawei)!
+- Babel: Update all @babel/\* dependencies - [#24610](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24610), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
 - CLI: Catch when prettier failed to prettify main and preview config files - [#24604](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24604), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!
 - CLI: Ignore `addon-onboarding` when checking versions - [#24634](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24634), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
 - CLI: Use @storybook/test in template stories - [#24393](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24393), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
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         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.0.0-rc.0"
 }
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@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Addons are plugins that extend Storybook's core functionality. You can find them
 - **Controls** allows you to interact with a component’s args (inputs) dynamically. Experiment with alternate configurations of the component to discover edge cases.
 - **Actions** help you verify interactions produce the correct outputs via callbacks. For instance, if you view the “Logged In” story of the `Header` component, we can verify that clicking the “Log out” button triggers the `onLogout` callback, which would be provided by the component that made use of the Header.
 - **Interactions** provides a helpful user interface for debugging [interaction tests](../writing-tests/interaction-testing.md) with the `play` function.
+- **Visual Tests** lets you pinpoint UI bugs in your local development environment by providing instant feedback directly in Storybook.
 
 <video autoPlay muted playsInline loop>
   <source
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-{"version":"8.0.0-beta.6","info":{"plain":"- Addon-onboarding: Move onboarding to monorepo - [#26176](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26176), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!\n- Angular: Fix Storybook startup after init - [#26213](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26213), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Angular: Use dedicated tsconfig for compodocs - [#26214](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26214), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!\n- Automigration: Fix overflow bug by using a better link - [#26203](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26203), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!\n- Automigration: Run the `mdx-to-csf` codemod during automigration - [#26201](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26201), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!\n- Automigrations: Create addon-postcss automigration - [#26228](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26228), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Automigrations: Enhance experience for upgrades from Storybook 6 to 8 - [#26067](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26067), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Automigrations: General fixes for automigrations, blockers and codemods - [#26210](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26210), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Blocks: Fix `Stories` block rendering duplicate stories when globals are changed - [#26110](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26110), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!\n- Builder Vite: Pass on errors about not having a real stats object in smoke tests - [#26195](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26195), thanks [@tmeasday](https://github.com/tmeasday)!\n- CLI: Rename `--webpack-stats-json` to `--stats-json` as it works in Vite - [#26128](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26128), thanks [@tmeasday](https://github.com/tmeasday)!\n- Codemods: Enhance mdx-to-csf codemod - [#26164](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26164), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Core: Export preview symbols for embedding - [#26224](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26224), thanks [@tmeasday](https://github.com/tmeasday)!\n- Docs: Don't show how to setup controls for empty argTypes in doc pages - [#26200](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26200), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!\n- Docs: Fix function prop rendering as `noRefCheck` in storybook docs - [#26104](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26104), thanks [@thisisanto](https://github.com/thisisanto)!\n- Doctor: Add dynamic check for incompatible Storybook packages - [#26219](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26219), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!\n- Maintenance: Remove deprecation of `manager-api`'s `types` export - [#26202](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26202), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!\n- Revert \\\"Revert: \\\"Angular: Reduce the warnings from `ts-loader` via stricter list of `includes`\\\"\\\" - [#26226](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26226), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!\n- Revert: \\\"Angular: Reduce the warnings from `ts-loader` via stricter list of `includes`\\\" - [#26208](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26208), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!\n- UI: Improve sidebar performance when switching stories - [#26184](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26184), thanks [@literalpie](https://github.com/literalpie)!\n- UI: Update theme switcher to use toggle button for two themes - [#25682](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25682), thanks [@ivoilic](https://github.com/ivoilic)!\n- Vue: Improve types for array, union and intersection when using vue-docgen-api - [#26177](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26177), thanks [@larsrickert](https://github.com/larsrickert)!"}}
+{"version":"8.0.0-rc.0","info":{"plain":"Bumping 8.0.0-beta.6 to 8.0.0-rc.0. Please refer to the changelogs of previous beta releases."}}
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