diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index a956bce6d243..ada76261b3cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 8.1.0-alpha.6
+
+- CLI: Add --config-dir flag to migrate command - [#26721](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26721), thanks @yannbf!
+- Core: Add `duration` and `onClick` support to Notification API and improve Notification UI - [#26696](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26696), thanks @ghengeveld!
+- Dependency: Bump es-module-lexer - [#26737](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26737), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Dependency: Update globby dependency - [#26733](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26733), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Dependency: Update postcss-loader in Next.js framework - [#26707](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26707), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Next.js: Fix next/font usage on Windows machines - [#26700](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26700), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Webpack: Fix sourcemap generation in webpack react-docgen-loader - [#26676](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26676), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+
 ## 8.1.0-alpha.5
 
 - Addon-docs: Fix `react-dom/server` imports breaking stories and docs - [#26557](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26557), thanks @JReinhold!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 0daa82df94f1..bc158b22574f 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -299,5 +299,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.1.0-alpha.6"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index c240220d9778..a2ba413b8e56 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.1.0-alpha.5","info":{"plain":"- Addon-docs: Fix `react-dom/server` imports breaking stories and docs - [#26557](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26557), thanks @JReinhold!\n- Args: Add possibility to mark controls as read-only - [#26577](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26577), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Automigrations: Add migration note about new react-docgen default - [#26620](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26620), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Automigrations: Fix missing support for mts vite config - [#26441](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26441), thanks @drik98!\n- CLI: Automigrations copy edits - [#26342](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26342), thanks @joevaugh4n!\n- CLI: Improve Yarn berry error parsing - [#26616](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26616), thanks @yannbf!\n- Codemods: Escape filename given as argument - [#26430](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26430), thanks @YukiKitagata!\n- NextJS: Support path aliases when no base url is set - [#26651](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26651), thanks @yannbf!\n- Node: Safe use of `document` for preview - [#24248](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24248), thanks @DylanPiercey!\n- React-Docgen: Make sure to be able to handle empty unions - [#26639](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26639), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Test: Add @storybook/test as dev dependency - [#26458](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26458), thanks @arnabsen!\n- Theming: Update emotion dependencies - [#26623](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26623), thanks @SimenB!\n- Viewport: Fix missing style - [#26530](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26530), thanks @jpzwarte!\n- Webpack: Hide runtime errors - [#23175](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23175), thanks @donaldpipowitch!"}}
+{"version":"8.1.0-alpha.6","info":{"plain":"- CLI: Add --config-dir flag to migrate command - [#26721](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26721), thanks @yannbf!\n- Core: Add `duration` and `onClick` support to Notification API and improve Notification UI - [#26696](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26696), thanks @ghengeveld!\n- Dependency: Bump es-module-lexer - [#26737](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26737), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Dependency: Update globby dependency - [#26733](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26733), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Dependency: Update postcss-loader in Next.js framework - [#26707](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26707), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Next.js: Fix next/font usage on Windows machines - [#26700](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26700), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Webpack: Fix sourcemap generation in webpack react-docgen-loader - [#26676](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26676), thanks @valentinpalkovic!"}}