diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 452768602a10..c77cec1c61b7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+## 8.3.0-alpha.2
+
+- Addon-Interactions: Fix status in panel tab - [#28580](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28580), thanks @yannbf!
+- Build: Remove external overrides, use package.json as source of truth - [#28632](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28632), thanks @kasperpeulen!
+- CLI: Add conditional logging for manager and preview start - [#28603](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28603), thanks @tobiasdiez!
+- CPC: Add the globals export for manager - [#28650](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28650), thanks @ndelangen!
+- CPC: Correct path to the `@storybook/theming/create` alias - [#28643](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28643), thanks @Averethel!
+- Core: Fix manager-builder `tsconfig` to emit `react-jsx` - [#28541](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28541), thanks @williamhelmrath!
+- Fix: Add header for MountMustBeDestructuredError message - [#28590](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28590), thanks @0916dhkim!
+- Fix: Prevent iframe from capturing mouse events in composed Storybooks - [#28568](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28568), thanks @Vincentdevreede!
+- Onboarding: Fix code snippet when story name differs from export name - [#28649](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28649), thanks @ghengeveld!
+- Vue: Fix out of memory error when using vue-component-meta - [#28589](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28589), thanks @larsrickert!
+
 ## 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!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 8b3f199748e1..8512ebb34cde 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -278,5 +278,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.3.0-alpha.2"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 6a3a45eedc89..f2daa3fb9b6b 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"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- CLI: Add diagnostic when the `storybook` package is missing - [#28604](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28604), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- CLI: Make a few automigrations run on all version upgrades - [#28601](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28601), 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 Vite builder had wrong conditions - [#28581](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28581), thanks @ndelangen!\n- CPC: Fix incorrect re-export in `core-events` - [#28573](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28573), 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!"}}
+{"version":"8.3.0-alpha.2","info":{"plain":"- Addon-Interactions: Fix status in panel tab - [#28580](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28580), thanks @yannbf!\n- Build: Remove external overrides, use package.json as source of truth - [#28632](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28632), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- CLI: Add conditional logging for manager and preview start - [#28603](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28603), thanks @tobiasdiez!\n- CPC: Add the globals export for manager - [#28650](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28650), thanks @ndelangen!\n- CPC: Correct path to the `@storybook/theming/create` alias - [#28643](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28643), thanks @Averethel!\n- Core: Fix manager-builder `tsconfig` to emit `react-jsx` - [#28541](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28541), thanks @williamhelmrath!\n- Fix: Add header for MountMustBeDestructuredError message - [#28590](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28590), thanks @0916dhkim!\n- Fix: Prevent iframe from capturing mouse events in composed Storybooks - [#28568](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28568), thanks @Vincentdevreede!\n- Onboarding: Fix code snippet when story name differs from export name - [#28649](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28649), thanks @ghengeveld!\n- Vue: Fix out of memory error when using vue-component-meta - [#28589](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28589), thanks @larsrickert!"}}