diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 1fa61452d5e9..f373a68bff9a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+## 8.3.0-alpha.1
+
+- Bug: Fix invalid docs links in Configure.mdx template page - [#28560](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28560), thanks @kylegach!
+- CLI: Add "missing-storybook-dependencies" automigration - [#28579](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28579), thanks @yannbf!
+- CPC: Add `theming/create` aliases in docs preset - [#28570](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28570), thanks @ndelangen!
+- CPC: Direct dependencies on shim packages in renderers - [#28599](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28599), thanks @ndelangen!
+- CPC: Fix incorrect re-export in `core-events` - [#28573](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28573), thanks @ndelangen!
+- CPC: Fix vite builder had wrong conditions - [#28581](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28581), thanks @ndelangen!
+- CSF: Fix small typing issue - [#28587](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28587), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Core: Upgrade docs-mdx for smaller install - [#28552](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28552), thanks @shilman!
+- Portable stories: Remove unused types - [#28548](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28548), thanks @kasperpeulen!
+- Webpack: Fix sourceMap generation in csf-tools - [#28585](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28585), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+
 ## 8.3.0-alpha.0
 
 
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index e7d38085b51d..1d3efde6720d 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -278,5 +278,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.3.0-alpha.1"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 5ca4ed6ffcb7..58765e27abd0 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.3.0-alpha.0","info":{"plain":""}}
+{"version":"8.3.0-alpha.1","info":{"plain":"- Bug: Fix invalid docs links in Configure.mdx template page - [#28560](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28560), thanks @kylegach!\n- CLI: Add \\\"missing-storybook-dependencies\\\" automigration - [#28579](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28579), thanks @yannbf!\n- CPC: Add `theming/create` aliases in docs preset - [#28570](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28570), thanks @ndelangen!\n- CPC: Direct dependencies on shim packages in renderers - [#28599](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28599), thanks @ndelangen!\n- CPC: Fix incorrect re-export in `core-events` - [#28573](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28573), thanks @ndelangen!\n- CPC: Fix vite builder had wrong conditions - [#28581](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28581), thanks @ndelangen!\n- CSF: Fix small typing issue - [#28587](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28587), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Core: Upgrade docs-mdx for smaller install - [#28552](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28552), thanks @shilman!\n- Portable stories: Remove unused types - [#28548](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28548), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Webpack: Fix sourceMap generation in csf-tools - [#28585](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28585), thanks @valentinpalkovic!"}}