diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 428d19caca31..edd9b890b8af 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+## 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!
+- Args: Add possibility to mark controls as read-only - [#26577](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26577), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Automigrations: Fix missing support for mts vite config - [#26441](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26441), thanks @drik98!
+- CLI: Automigrations copy edits - [#26342](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26342), thanks @joevaugh4n!
+- CLI: Improve Yarn berry error parsing - [#26616](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26616), thanks @yannbf!
+- Node: Safe use of `document` for preview - [#24248](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24248), thanks @DylanPiercey!
+- React-Docgen: Make sure to be able to handle empty unions - [#26639](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26639), thanks @kasperpeulen!
+- Theming: Update emotion dependencies - [#26623](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26623), thanks @SimenB!
+- Viewport: Fix missing style - [#26530](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26530), thanks @jpzwarte!
+
 ## 8.1.0-alpha.4
 
 - Addon Docs: Support Stencil based display names in source snippets - [#26592](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26592), thanks @yannbf!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 6e2885c0d0c1..feb222cbcaf0 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -299,5 +299,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.1.0-alpha.5"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 5bca2714437b..89276425da0a 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.1.0-alpha.4","info":{"plain":"- Addon Docs: Support Stencil based display names in source snippets - [#26592](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26592), thanks @yannbf!\n- Angular: Add type support for Angular's input signals - [#26413](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26413), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Angular: Add type support for Angular's output signals - [#26546](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26546), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- CLI: Instruct the correct auto-migration command - [#26515](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26515), thanks @ndelangen!\n- CLI: Throw an error when running upgrade command in incorrect cwd - [#26585](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26585), thanks @yannbf!\n- CSF: Allow default export without title or component attributes - [#26516](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26516), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Core: Fix preloading too early - [#26442](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26442), thanks @ndelangen!\n- UI: Replace the icon prop in the Manager API - [#26477](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26477), thanks @cdedreuille!"}}
+{"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: 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- 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- 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!"}}