diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index d389bce1cfb..cfcf8c3d2d1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## 8.0.0-alpha.0
+
+- Docs: Changes corresponding to docs design updates - [#24925](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24925), thanks [@kylegach](https://github.com/kylegach)!
+- Next.js: Fix Fast Refresh config for SWC mode - [#24991](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24991), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- Next.js: Fix react-docgen usage with preset-env settings - [#24993](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24993), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- Test Build: Filter out addon-docs from essentials in the test build - [#24994](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24994), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!
+- Test: Downgrade @testing-library/user-event to 14.3.0 - [#25004](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25004), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!
+- Webpack5: Only load babel config when babel-loader is used - [#25002](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25002), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+
 ## 7.6.0-beta.2
 
 - Actions: Fix `@storybook/core-events/preview-errors` dependency missing for Yarn PnP - [#24973](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24973), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index c5ed3ec4c19..52557059656 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -320,5 +320,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.0.0-alpha.0"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 20e3a1295a5..62cfab4d3bf 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"7.6.0-beta.2","info":{"plain":"- Actions: Fix `@storybook/core-events/preview-errors` dependency missing for Yarn PnP - [#24973](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24973), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!\n- Webpack5: Resolve circular dependency and fix HMR - [#24974](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24974), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!"}}
+{"version":"8.0.0-alpha.0","info":{"plain":"- Docs: Changes corresponding to docs design updates - [#24925](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24925), thanks [@kylegach](https://github.com/kylegach)!\n- Next.js: Fix Fast Refresh config for SWC mode - [#24991](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24991), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Next.js: Fix react-docgen usage with preset-env settings - [#24993](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24993), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Test Build: Filter out addon-docs from essentials in the test build - [#24994](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24994), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!\n- Test: Downgrade @testing-library/user-event to 14.3.0 - [#25004](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25004), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!\n- Webpack5: Only load babel config when babel-loader is used - [#25002](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25002), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!"}}