diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 11b40449bfff..eb20d5d197f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+## 8.2.0-alpha.3
+
+- Addon-A11y: Fix property default assignment - [#27224](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27224), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Angular: Revert style adjustments - [#27361](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27361), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Angular: Support v18 - [#27237](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27237), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Controls: Fix date picker control validation and assignment - [#26695](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26695), thanks @leeovictor!
+- Next.js: Avoid interfering with the svgr loader - [#27198](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27198), thanks @seanparmelee!
+- Svelte: Support latest prerelease - [#27378](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27378), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Tags: Fix composition with older storybooks - [#27358](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27358), thanks @shilman!
+- Telemetry: Add test packages - [#27226](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27226), thanks @shilman!
+- Types: Fix type implementation for `CompatibleString` - [#27180](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27180), thanks @sni-J!
+- Vite: Externalize sb-common-assets font in manager and all builders to remove asset warning - [#27110](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27110), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Vite: Fix HMR issue for Storybook preview files - [#27256](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27256), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Webpack5/Vite: Fix sourcemaps - [#27171](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27171), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+
 ## 8.2.0-alpha.2
 
 - Angular: Cleanup types - [#27189](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27189), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 751469543fe8..4236e27f941f 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -298,5 +298,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.2.0-alpha.3"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 677eac93350d..c32ac58e8626 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.2.0-alpha.2","info":{"plain":"- Angular: Cleanup types - [#27189](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27189), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Angular: Fix filtering of workspace config styles - [#27108](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27108), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Controls: Fix grouped Radio controls to have the same name - [#23374](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23374), thanks @srapilly!\n- Controls: Throttling makes Color control lagging - [#22615](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/22615), thanks @gitstart!\n- Docs: Fix `Typeset` Doc block `fontSizes` type - [#26475](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26475), thanks @noranda!"}}
+{"version":"8.2.0-alpha.3","info":{"plain":"- Addon-A11y: Fix property default assignment - [#27224](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27224), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Angular: Revert style adjustments - [#27361](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27361), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Angular: Support v18 - [#27237](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27237), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Controls: Fix date picker control validation and assignment - [#26695](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26695), thanks @leeovictor!\n- Next.js: Avoid interfering with the svgr loader - [#27198](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27198), thanks @seanparmelee!\n- Svelte: Support latest prerelease - [#27378](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27378), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Tags: Fix composition with older storybooks - [#27358](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27358), thanks @shilman!\n- Telemetry: Add test packages - [#27226](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27226), thanks @shilman!\n- Types: Fix type implementation for `CompatibleString` - [#27180](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27180), thanks @sni-J!\n- Vite: Externalize sb-common-assets font in manager and all builders to remove asset warning - [#27110](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27110), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Vite: Fix HMR issue for Storybook preview files - [#27256](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27256), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Webpack5/Vite: Fix sourcemaps - [#27171](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27171), thanks @valentinpalkovic!"}}