diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a1a4ffe241db..5eee9a1d05fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 7.1.0
+
+- Svelte-vite: Improve error when sveltekit plugins found in non-sveltekit projects - [#23472](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23472), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- Svelte-vite: Remove unused import - [#23475](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23475), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+
 ## 7.0.27
 
 - Angular: Enable prod mode when Storybook is built - [#23404](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23404), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 441d116b06b2..1b51a4cd9174 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -326,5 +326,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "7.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/latest.json b/docs/versions/latest.json
index 21830b6a39cf..b2bca19efa14 100644
--- a/docs/versions/latest.json
+++ b/docs/versions/latest.json
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-{
-  "version": "6.3.0",
-  "info": {
-    "plain": "**[Optimized for UI development](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/issues/14397)**\n\nSB6.3 adds new UI development and testing features, while evolving with the JS ecosystem:\n\n- 📐 Layout debugging with Measure and Outline addons\n- 🔌 Reuse your stories in unit tests: Jest, Cypress & more\n- 🚀 Frameworks: Angular 12 Ivy, Lit2 web components\n- 🛠 Builders: Webpack5 stable, Vite community\n- 📦 Packaging: Modern ESM\n\nIt also contains hundreds more fixes, features, and tweaks. Browse the [changelogs](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/blob/next/CHANGELOG.md) matching `6.3.0-alpha.*`, `6.3.0-beta.*`, and `6.3.0-rc.*` for the full list of changes. See [Storybook 6 migration guide](https://storybook.js.org/blog/storybook-6-migration-guide/) to upgrade from `5.x` or [MIGRATION.md](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/blob/next/MIGRATION.md) for detailed migration instructions."
-  }
-}
+{"version":"7.1.0","info":{"plain":"- Svelte-vite: Improve error when sveltekit plugins found in non-sveltekit projects - [#23472](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23472), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!\n- Svelte-vite: Remove unused import - [#23475](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23475), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!"}}