diff --git a/code/addons/a11y/package.json b/code/addons/a11y/package.json
index c20046442614..73f802106851 100644
--- a/code/addons/a11y/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/a11y/package.json
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 {
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   "description": "Test component compliance with web accessibility standards",
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diff --git a/code/addons/actions/package.json b/code/addons/actions/package.json
index db65386dd902..2f13f8e98a15 100644
--- a/code/addons/actions/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/actions/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json b/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json
index 00d2a6d695da..08ea5529d139 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 a2338b8641e1..d59821722737 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 8af4bbb12e47..3c6eaa0d625a 100644
--- a/code/addons/docs/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/docs/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/package.json b/code/addons/essentials/package.json
index 356ee89f202f..3b9143837d78 100644
--- a/code/addons/essentials/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/package.json
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 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-essentials",
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index 7b2b62811b84..b35c226de305 100644
--- a/code/addons/gfm/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/highlight/package.json b/code/addons/highlight/package.json
index 3465be44842d..bae6a544048d 100644
--- a/code/addons/highlight/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/highlight/package.json
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 {
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index a3f2fb45fa40..dbb88085b22b 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 0df0d4980d9c..bd511b8e0b5c 100644
--- a/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 0e7cb990631d..686c684f829b 100644
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/measure/package.json b/code/addons/measure/package.json
index da3ee3d9dae1..1985366f670c 100644
--- a/code/addons/measure/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/onboarding/package.json b/code/addons/onboarding/package.json
index 1d38b115b238..72726fb3726f 100644
--- a/code/addons/onboarding/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/onboarding/package.json
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 {
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index 085a7073a49e..f8db2b4ea149 100644
--- a/code/addons/outline/package.json
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 {
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index 452e6fa417b3..c7326a263ad1 100644
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index 52167d687610..a3599f8288e2 100644
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 {
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index 48cc8dcd1a80..ec4a11506175 100644
--- a/code/addons/toolbars/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/addons/viewport/package.json b/code/addons/viewport/package.json
index 60620fc6abab..92208b361584 100644
--- a/code/addons/viewport/package.json
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index b48290a00ad5..a31a2e91a374 100644
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index 99e9a8070838..1d0dd1b7610c 100644
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index 058aec7ab747..31d47498ee40 100644
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index a2f479091d30..9ffa620ac401 100644
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 {
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index 2c014d985f54..9c796b2f5b7c 100644
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 {
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index 527c4de7c0a0..26bcfa5687c7 100644
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/html-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/html-webpack5/package.json
index 01a883691317..7c6e27ae25e1 100644
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/nextjs/package.json b/code/frameworks/nextjs/package.json
index 8ea8e72f8d7b..f3a10ee4210d 100644
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 {
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json
index d1bb2cffedd4..b8b67128ef22 100644
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/preact-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/preact-webpack5/package.json
index fe359b400ca7..51bdc48718ad 100644
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json
index 1c355d4fb1a9..da08584b7625 100644
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json
index 1fe433e9aa9f..3d5ceb3ba80c 100644
--- a/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 265502f9b607..6aa05a0c122d 100644
--- a/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 ddfd94f74cfe..9090da475670 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/svelte-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/svelte-webpack5/package.json
index a49afd3eb1bd..db4ed258f40c 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/svelte-webpack5/package.json
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json b/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json
index c8d68ff47d08..2acf401c3f24 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/package.json
index 05d7d8bff07e..44297c5a4047 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/package.json
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 {
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/vue3-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/vue3-webpack5/package.json
index 6038e5de35f1..094fb5103f2d 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/vue3-webpack5/package.json
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json
index 7f30b0e62b32..cbe4ffdc247d 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json
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diff --git a/code/frameworks/web-components-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/web-components-webpack5/package.json
index d5f0d2a241f3..866ab3d35e5d 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/web-components-webpack5/package.json
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diff --git a/code/lib/channels/package.json b/code/lib/channels/package.json
index bd50022489a9..1f583dc9865d 100644
--- a/code/lib/channels/package.json
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diff --git a/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json b/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json
index 34aedd948abe..e707547191dd 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json
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@@ -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 7772af298cee..3eb1547fccc0 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 d49df9ad39ab..01d064068c60 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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index b73e0fb65091..83926ddd07ac 100644
--- a/code/lib/client-logger/package.json
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diff --git a/code/lib/codemod/package.json b/code/lib/codemod/package.json
index 42f3a6125262..290164c50f5f 100644
--- a/code/lib/codemod/package.json
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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diff --git a/code/lib/core-common/package.json b/code/lib/core-common/package.json
index 6d920db16cde..b46b9a1de983 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-common/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/core-common/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/core-common",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook framework-agnostic API",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/core-common/src/versions.ts b/code/lib/core-common/src/versions.ts
index 995915f828e2..0109c9c2a8a3 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-common/src/versions.ts
+++ b/code/lib/core-common/src/versions.ts
@@ -1,83 +1,83 @@
 // auto generated file, do not edit
 export default {
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+  '@storybook/addon-highlight': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/addon-interactions': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
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+  '@storybook/addon-themes': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/addon-toolbars': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
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+  '@storybook/angular': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/blocks': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/builder-manager': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/builder-vite': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/builder-webpack5': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/channels': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/cli': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/client-logger': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/codemod': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/components': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/core-common': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/core-events': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/core-server': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/core-webpack': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/csf-plugin': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/csf-tools': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/docs-tools': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/ember': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/html': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/html-vite': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/html-webpack5': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/instrumenter': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/manager': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/manager-api': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/nextjs': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/node-logger': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preact': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preact-vite': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preact-webpack5': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preset-create-react-app': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preset-html-webpack': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preset-preact-webpack': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preset-react-webpack': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preset-server-webpack': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preset-svelte-webpack': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preset-vue3-webpack': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preview': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/preview-api': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/react': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/react-dom-shim': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/react-vite': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/react-webpack5': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/router': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/server': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/server-webpack5': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/source-loader': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/svelte': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/svelte-vite': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/svelte-webpack5': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/sveltekit': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/telemetry': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/test': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/theming': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/types': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/vue3': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/vue3-vite': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/vue3-webpack5': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/web-components': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/web-components-vite': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  '@storybook/web-components-webpack5': '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  sb: '8.1.0-alpha.0',
+  storybook: '8.1.0-alpha.0',
 };
diff --git a/code/lib/core-events/package.json b/code/lib/core-events/package.json
index 703abd1c4c43..2fda3e0eb626 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-events/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/core-events/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/core-events",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Event names used in storybook core",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/core-server/package.json b/code/lib/core-server/package.json
index 0b2b4cac082a..2b44e68b8a22 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-server/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/core-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/core-server",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook framework-agnostic API",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json b/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json
index ab98e61903cd..d1e6142601ea 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/core-webpack",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook framework-agnostic API",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json b/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json
index 71ba943c4f06..1761eb435ae1 100644
--- a/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/csf-plugin",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Enrich CSF files via static analysis",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/csf-tools/package.json b/code/lib/csf-tools/package.json
index 5055915d9e0b..f8e58033aff3 100644
--- a/code/lib/csf-tools/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/csf-tools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/csf-tools",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Parse and manipulate CSF and Storybook config files",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/docs-tools/package.json b/code/lib/docs-tools/package.json
index 3b701447be5f..8ecc609ee401 100644
--- a/code/lib/docs-tools/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/docs-tools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/docs-tools",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-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 9e8578e5b392..c411b7c9138c 100644
--- a/code/lib/instrumenter/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/instrumenter/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/instrumenter",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/manager-api/package.json b/code/lib/manager-api/package.json
index 71a5a793d9a3..566511f21346 100644
--- a/code/lib/manager-api/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/manager-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/manager-api",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-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 d785b5b25ee7..f89e3528d2df 100644
--- a/code/lib/manager-api/src/version.ts
+++ b/code/lib/manager-api/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const version = '8.0.0';
+export const version = '8.1.0-alpha.0';
diff --git a/code/lib/node-logger/package.json b/code/lib/node-logger/package.json
index ff1c98ab8d65..739cd0051874 100644
--- a/code/lib/node-logger/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/node-logger/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/node-logger",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/preview-api/package.json b/code/lib/preview-api/package.json
index 61aa33464abc..126be65d5e3a 100644
--- a/code/lib/preview-api/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/preview-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preview-api",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/preview/package.json b/code/lib/preview/package.json
index 77152bf25bda..94821536bc4a 100644
--- a/code/lib/preview/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/preview/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preview",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json b/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json
index d28cd4ce0bf0..ab34b8084785 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": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/router/package.json b/code/lib/router/package.json
index 1e68a5f4cb9c..767d40a74d23 100644
--- a/code/lib/router/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/router/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/router",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-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 9be474aca84d..65ab30b64945 100644
--- a/code/lib/source-loader/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/source-loader/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/source-loader",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Source loader",
   "keywords": [
     "lib",
diff --git a/code/lib/telemetry/package.json b/code/lib/telemetry/package.json
index d97e3a4b4130..f1f12541c50f 100644
--- a/code/lib/telemetry/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/telemetry/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/telemetry",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Telemetry logging for crash reports and usage statistics",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/test/package.json b/code/lib/test/package.json
index 5510b4b5f882..6717a6912906 100644
--- a/code/lib/test/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/test/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/test",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/theming/package.json b/code/lib/theming/package.json
index 4a37093ee71b..1f65e8cb47b5 100644
--- a/code/lib/theming/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/theming/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/theming",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Core Storybook Components",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/types/package.json b/code/lib/types/package.json
index 378aa60801fb..7441040beb30 100644
--- a/code/lib/types/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/types/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/types",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Core Storybook TS Types",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index e19b53846567..decb2ffe484c 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/root",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Storybook root",
   "homepage": "https://storybook.js.org/",
@@ -294,6 +294,5 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  },
-  "deferredNextVersion": "8.1.0-alpha.0"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json b/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json
index ecae0406e329..c4205df2cd82 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": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-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 0e7ef0728613..006e4420c607 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": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-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 9007c22fd75f..41117bd1edc6 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": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-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 ea5d2ed9877e..f047c7b46f4c 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": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-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 f38f1ca874db..baee5080f344 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": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-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 ad3388c924ea..a15e5e084c25 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": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook for Svelte: Develop Svelte 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 aa72427acb2d..c1f50f0d3365 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": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook for Vue 3: Develop Vue 3 Components in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/html/package.json b/code/renderers/html/package.json
index adbb56391d3e..c7cefb70c642 100644
--- a/code/renderers/html/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/html/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/html",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook HTML renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/preact/package.json b/code/renderers/preact/package.json
index dda98eb9375f..fe1df6ad774b 100644
--- a/code/renderers/preact/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/preact/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preact",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook Preact renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/react/package.json b/code/renderers/react/package.json
index eb0f00b27a06..6abc64587845 100644
--- a/code/renderers/react/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/react",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook React renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/server/package.json b/code/renderers/server/package.json
index 88eab2fcd790..2b0bf9a31e1f 100644
--- a/code/renderers/server/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/server",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook Server renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/svelte/package.json b/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
index 2d4b83f3b72f..d7084c890c0c 100644
--- a/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/svelte",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook Svelte renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/vue3/package.json b/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
index 59ceb665eb71..875b5742a5f8 100644
--- a/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/vue3",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-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 e811f14dbbc5..73fe293ad3e3 100644
--- a/code/renderers/web-components/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/web-components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/web-components",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook web-components renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "lit",
diff --git a/code/ui/blocks/package.json b/code/ui/blocks/package.json
index e95125017a8c..c32ad8074761 100644
--- a/code/ui/blocks/package.json
+++ b/code/ui/blocks/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/blocks",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Storybook Doc Blocks",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/ui/components/package.json b/code/ui/components/package.json
index d16c2c1192f2..0cb6cc2278d3 100644
--- a/code/ui/components/package.json
+++ b/code/ui/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/components",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Core Storybook Components",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/ui/manager/package.json b/code/ui/manager/package.json
index 2209fdbfae3f..1c2507505030 100644
--- a/code/ui/manager/package.json
+++ b/code/ui/manager/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/manager",
-  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "version": "8.1.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Core Storybook UI",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"