diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 6e9e1eb4ba44..dce7c33f53c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+## 8.0.0-rc.2
+
+- CLI: Add @storybook/addons automigration - [#26295](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26295), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- CLI: Fix vite config automigration to resolve from project root - [#26262](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26262), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- CLI: Improve `add` command & add tests - [#26298](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26298), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
+- CLI: Update minimum Node.js version requirement - [#26312](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26312), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- CSF-tools/Codemods: Upgrade recast - [#26286](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26286), thanks [@43081j](https://github.com/43081j)!
+- Controls: Fix type summary when table.type unset - [#26283](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26283), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!
+- Core: Add event when serverChannel disconnects - [#26322](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26322), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
+- Core: Fix composition of storybooks on same origin - [#26304](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26304), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
+- Portable stories: Improve existing APIs, add loaders support - [#26267](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26267), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- React: Handle TypeScript path aliases in react-docgen loader - [#26273](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26273), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- Svelte: Support `5.0.0-next.65` prerelease - [#26188](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26188), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
+- Upgrade: Add missing isUpgrade parameter to automigrate function - [#26293](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26293), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- Vue: Return component from `composeStory` - [#26317](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26317), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
+
 ## 8.0.0-rc.1
 
 - CLI: Fix addon compatibility check error reporting in storybook dev - [#26258](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26258), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index b929f5390127..2055b55ef7e6 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.0.0-rc.2"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index a1c6e9350e50..aefc27f51f56 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.0.0-rc.1","info":{"plain":"- CLI: Fix addon compatibility check error reporting in storybook dev - [#26258](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26258), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!\n- Onboarding: Fix manager dist reference - [#26282](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26282), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!\n- ReactVite: Docgen ignore un-parsable files - [#26254](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26254), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!"}}
+{"version":"8.0.0-rc.2","info":{"plain":"- CLI: Add @storybook/addons automigration - [#26295](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26295), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- CLI: Fix vite config automigration to resolve from project root - [#26262](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26262), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- CLI: Improve `add` command & add tests - [#26298](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26298), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!\n- CLI: Update minimum Node.js version requirement - [#26312](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26312), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- CSF-tools/Codemods: Upgrade recast - [#26286](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26286), thanks [@43081j](https://github.com/43081j)!\n- Controls: Fix type summary when table.type unset - [#26283](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26283), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!\n- Core: Add event when serverChannel disconnects - [#26322](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26322), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!\n- Core: Fix composition of storybooks on same origin - [#26304](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26304), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!\n- Portable stories: Improve existing APIs, add loaders support - [#26267](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26267), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!\n- React: Handle TypeScript path aliases in react-docgen loader - [#26273](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26273), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Svelte: Support `5.0.0-next.65` prerelease - [#26188](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26188), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!\n- Upgrade: Add missing isUpgrade parameter to automigrate function - [#26293](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26293), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Vue: Return component from `composeStory` - [#26317](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26317), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!"}}