diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index c2e3945449d7..d4e5187a95f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+## 8.2.0-alpha.1
+
+- CLI: Add optional `--dev` and `--no-dev` options to `storybook init` CLI - [#26918](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26918), thanks @fastfrwrd!
+- CLI: Include `@storybook/addon-svelte-csf` when initializing new projects - [#27070](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27070), thanks @benmccann!
+- Dependency: Upgrade `webpack-virtual-modules` to 0.6.0 - [#27102](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27102), thanks @fyodorovandrei!
+- Dependency: bump `markdown-to-jsx` to v7.4.5 - [#26694](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26694), thanks @xyy94813!
+- Docgen: Only add react-docgen info when a component is defined in the file - [#26967](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26967), thanks @glenjamin!
+- Next.js: Add typing for NextImage to main framework options type - [#27105](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27105), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Next.js: Avoid conflicts with the raw loader - [#27093](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27093), thanks @seanparmelee!
+- Types: Fix typing for main.framework/builder fields - [#27088](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27088), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+
 ## 8.2.0-alpha.0
 
 
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index ce93ab365302..564f63def713 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -299,5 +299,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.2.0-alpha.1"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 3062aa7a1fea..6d423e94ddb2 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.2.0-alpha.0","info":{"plain":""}}
+{"version":"8.2.0-alpha.1","info":{"plain":"- CLI: Add optional `--dev` and `--no-dev` options to `storybook init` CLI - [#26918](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26918), thanks @fastfrwrd!\n- CLI: Include `@storybook/addon-svelte-csf` when initializing new projects - [#27070](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27070), thanks @benmccann!\n- Dependency: Upgrade `webpack-virtual-modules` to 0.6.0 - [#27102](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27102), thanks @fyodorovandrei!\n- Dependency: bump `markdown-to-jsx` to v7.4.5 - [#26694](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26694), thanks @xyy94813!\n- Docgen: Only add react-docgen info when a component is defined in the file - [#26967](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26967), thanks @glenjamin!\n- Next.js: Add typing for NextImage to main framework options type - [#27105](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27105), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Next.js: Avoid conflicts with the raw loader - [#27093](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27093), thanks @seanparmelee!\n- Types: Fix typing for main.framework/builder fields - [#27088](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27088), thanks @valentinpalkovic!"}}