diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index a91d0dfb9a79..03acc2aefc50 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 8.5.0-beta.9
+
+- Addon Test: Add prerequisite check for MSW - [#30193](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30193), thanks @yannbf!
+
 ## 8.5.0-beta.8
 
 - Automigrations: Skip vite config file migration for react native web - [#30190](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30190), thanks @dannyhw!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 620efb1eeca6..d983de4f773d 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.5.0-beta.9"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index a280f33b712b..4f600cc4468e 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.5.0-beta.8","info":{"plain":"- Automigrations: Skip vite config file migration for react native web - [#30190](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30190), thanks @dannyhw!\n- Maintenance: Move `@types/node` to `devDeps` consistently - [#30163](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30163), thanks @ndelangen!\n- Manager: Optimize getPanels function with memoization - [#30192](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30192), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- RNW-Vite: Fix reanimated support with babel plugin for node_modules - [#30188](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30188), thanks @dannyhw!\n- React: Force act running always in sequence - [#30191](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30191), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- UI: Fix overlapping shadow of testing module on scrollbar - [#30132](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30132), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Vite: Fix wrong import paths when configDir is not in project root - [#30206](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30206), thanks @JReinhold!"}}
+{"version":"8.5.0-beta.9","info":{"plain":"- Addon Test: Add prerequisite check for MSW - [#30193](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30193), thanks @yannbf!"}}