diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 4381e3ec634f..9f0afe1f6501 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+## 8.4.0-alpha.8
+
+- Addon-Test: Support for `@vitest/browser` v2.1.2 - [#29407](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29407), thanks @strozw!
+- ConfigFile: Fix `export { X }` parsing - [#29344](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29344), thanks @vctqs1!
+- Core: Fix building Storybook deleting project root files - [#29371](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29371), thanks @JReinhold!
+- Interactions: Escape xml of interactions errors - [#29414](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29414), thanks @kasperpeulen!
+- Svelte: Add v5 stories to CLI templates - [#29382](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29382), thanks @JReinhold!
+- Test: Remove unused `util` dependency - [#29310](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29310), thanks @JReinhold!
+- UI: Fix RefIndicator to use CheckIcon instead of string - [#29209](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29209), thanks @JSMike!
+- UI: Simple tag filtering - [#29333](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29333), thanks @shilman!
+
 ## 8.4.0-alpha.7
 
 - CLI: Install Svelte CSF v5 in Svelte5 projects - [#29323](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29323), thanks @shilman!
diff --git a/code/addons/a11y/package.json b/code/addons/a11y/package.json
index 9929da5ad4c5..9b6a1c9e8f66 100644
--- a/code/addons/a11y/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/a11y/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-a11y",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Test component compliance with web accessibility standards",
   "keywords": [
     "a11y",
diff --git a/code/addons/actions/package.json b/code/addons/actions/package.json
index 2ba921c82226..f6cf41c75fec 100644
--- a/code/addons/actions/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/actions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-actions",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Get UI feedback when an action is performed on an interactive element",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook",
diff --git a/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json b/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json
index a0fe70724301..4e87608a8941 100644
--- a/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/backgrounds/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-backgrounds",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Switch backgrounds to view components in different settings",
   "keywords": [
     "addon",
diff --git a/code/addons/controls/package.json b/code/addons/controls/package.json
index 7f9d214c61f9..0de3b1b43b66 100644
--- a/code/addons/controls/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/controls/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-controls",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Interact with component inputs dynamically in the Storybook UI",
   "keywords": [
     "addon",
diff --git a/code/addons/docs/package.json b/code/addons/docs/package.json
index 3ada1b5b2842..8a38c24695e2 100644
--- a/code/addons/docs/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/docs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-docs",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Document component usage and properties in Markdown",
   "keywords": [
     "addon",
diff --git a/code/addons/essentials/package.json b/code/addons/essentials/package.json
index 23b976a6ee16..4ded7ad164f2 100644
--- a/code/addons/essentials/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/essentials/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-essentials",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Curated addons to bring out the best of Storybook",
   "keywords": [
     "addon",
diff --git a/code/addons/gfm/package.json b/code/addons/gfm/package.json
index 62fea2facbec..29e9d5f35f37 100644
--- a/code/addons/gfm/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/gfm/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-mdx-gfm",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "GitHub Flavored Markdown in Storybook",
   "keywords": [
     "addon",
diff --git a/code/addons/highlight/package.json b/code/addons/highlight/package.json
index 2fc94cadf861..6890d6ca8cea 100644
--- a/code/addons/highlight/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/highlight/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-highlight",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Highlight DOM nodes within your stories",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook-addons",
diff --git a/code/addons/interactions/package.json b/code/addons/interactions/package.json
index 8aa79d677ae7..b08b51d492c8 100644
--- a/code/addons/interactions/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/interactions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-interactions",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Automate, test and debug user interactions",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook-addons",
diff --git a/code/addons/jest/package.json b/code/addons/jest/package.json
index 8d3b62b94778..d9011720d703 100644
--- a/code/addons/jest/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/jest/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-jest",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "React storybook addon that show component jest report",
   "keywords": [
     "addon",
diff --git a/code/addons/links/package.json b/code/addons/links/package.json
index 87017f5a5ca5..9ac8330b8664 100644
--- a/code/addons/links/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/links/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-links",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Link stories together to build demos and prototypes with your UI components",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook-addons",
diff --git a/code/addons/measure/package.json b/code/addons/measure/package.json
index 4ee59d9b1a11..cf234e890006 100644
--- a/code/addons/measure/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/measure/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-measure",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Inspect layouts by visualizing the box model",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook-addons",
diff --git a/code/addons/onboarding/package.json b/code/addons/onboarding/package.json
index 1866a4c7a23e..dc3a8bc7de74 100644
--- a/code/addons/onboarding/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/onboarding/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-onboarding",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook Addon Onboarding - Introduces a new onboarding experience",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook-addons",
diff --git a/code/addons/outline/package.json b/code/addons/outline/package.json
index a77565af1a58..b651b4da5ba8 100644
--- a/code/addons/outline/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/outline/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-outline",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Outline all elements with CSS to help with layout placement and alignment",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook-addons",
diff --git a/code/addons/storysource/package.json b/code/addons/storysource/package.json
index 91686a297644..607818c5f3af 100644
--- a/code/addons/storysource/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/storysource/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-storysource",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "View a story’s source code to see how it works and paste into your app",
   "keywords": [
     "addon",
diff --git a/code/addons/test/package.json b/code/addons/test/package.json
index 91eda6ad642f..88b944531df2 100644
--- a/code/addons/test/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/test/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/experimental-addon-test",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Integrate Vitest with Storybook",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook-addons",
diff --git a/code/addons/themes/package.json b/code/addons/themes/package.json
index b8c6558b3775..356035cce08e 100644
--- a/code/addons/themes/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/themes/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-themes",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Switch between multiple themes for you components in Storybook",
   "keywords": [
     "css",
diff --git a/code/addons/toolbars/package.json b/code/addons/toolbars/package.json
index 76a1b7027e12..acfc9620cfbe 100644
--- a/code/addons/toolbars/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/toolbars/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-toolbars",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Create your own toolbar items that control story rendering",
   "keywords": [
     "addon",
diff --git a/code/addons/viewport/package.json b/code/addons/viewport/package.json
index 89f88480704a..f16c309ea97c 100644
--- a/code/addons/viewport/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/viewport/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-viewport",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Build responsive components by adjusting Storybook’s viewport size and orientation",
   "keywords": [
     "addon",
diff --git a/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json b/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
index 4486e411c45d..fd01a63ed47d 100644
--- a/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/builder-vite",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "A plugin to run and build Storybooks with Vite",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/tree/next/code/builders/builder-vite/#readme",
   "bugs": {
diff --git a/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json b/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
index c4ecddf9347f..99383fdb79d5 100644
--- a/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/builder-webpack5",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook framework-agnostic API",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/core/package.json b/code/core/package.json
index fe494dcc815f..a1edc07cbde5 100644
--- a/code/core/package.json
+++ b/code/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/core",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook framework-agnostic API",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/core/src/common/versions.ts b/code/core/src/common/versions.ts
index 03638c05d5a1..47aa0a30af7e 100644
--- a/code/core/src/common/versions.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/common/versions.ts
@@ -1,87 +1,87 @@
 // auto generated file, do not edit
 export default {
-  '@storybook/addon-a11y': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-actions': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-backgrounds': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-controls': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-docs': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-essentials': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-mdx-gfm': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-highlight': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-interactions': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-jest': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-links': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-measure': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-onboarding': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-outline': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-storysource': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/experimental-addon-test': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-themes': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-toolbars': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/addon-viewport': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/builder-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/builder-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/core': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/builder-manager': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/channels': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/client-logger': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/components': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/core-common': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/core-events': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/core-server': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/csf-tools': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/docs-tools': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/manager': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/manager-api': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/node-logger': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preview': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preview-api': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/router': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/telemetry': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/theming': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/types': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/angular': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/ember': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/experimental-nextjs-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/html-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/html-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/nextjs': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preact-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preact-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/react-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/react-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/server-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/svelte-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/svelte-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/sveltekit': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/vue3-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/vue3-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/web-components-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/web-components-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/blocks': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  storybook: '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  sb: '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/cli': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/codemod': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/core-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  'create-storybook': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/csf-plugin': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/instrumenter': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/react-dom-shim': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/source-loader': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/test': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preset-create-react-app': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preset-html-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preset-preact-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preset-react-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preset-server-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preset-svelte-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preset-vue3-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/html': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/preact': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/react': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/server': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/svelte': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/vue3': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
-  '@storybook/web-components': '8.4.0-alpha.7',
+  '@storybook/addon-a11y': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-actions': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-backgrounds': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-controls': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-docs': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-essentials': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-mdx-gfm': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-highlight': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-interactions': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-jest': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-links': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-measure': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-onboarding': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-outline': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-storysource': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/experimental-addon-test': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-themes': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-toolbars': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/addon-viewport': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/builder-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/builder-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/core': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/builder-manager': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/channels': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/client-logger': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/components': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/core-common': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/core-events': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/core-server': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/csf-tools': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/docs-tools': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/manager': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/manager-api': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/node-logger': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preview': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preview-api': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/router': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/telemetry': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/theming': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/types': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/angular': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/ember': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/experimental-nextjs-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/html-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/html-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/nextjs': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preact-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preact-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/react-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/react-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/server-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/svelte-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/svelte-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/sveltekit': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/vue3-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/vue3-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/web-components-vite': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/web-components-webpack5': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/blocks': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  storybook: '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  sb: '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/cli': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/codemod': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/core-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  'create-storybook': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/csf-plugin': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/instrumenter': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/react-dom-shim': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/source-loader': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/test': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preset-create-react-app': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preset-html-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preset-preact-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preset-react-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preset-server-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preset-svelte-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preset-vue3-webpack': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/html': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/preact': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/react': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/server': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/svelte': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/vue3': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
+  '@storybook/web-components': '8.4.0-alpha.8',
 };
diff --git a/code/core/src/manager-api/version.ts b/code/core/src/manager-api/version.ts
index de04e48fe1b3..6b71582aabc9 100644
--- a/code/core/src/manager-api/version.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/manager-api/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const version = '8.4.0-alpha.7';
+export const version = '8.4.0-alpha.8';
diff --git a/code/deprecated/builder-manager/package.json b/code/deprecated/builder-manager/package.json
index 55ea89cc1ffe..89e5d02cbf95 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/builder-manager/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/builder-manager/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/builder-manager",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook manager builder",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/channels/package.json b/code/deprecated/channels/package.json
index 2959a41fa039..1e76611ba778 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/channels/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/channels/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/channels",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/client-logger/package.json b/code/deprecated/client-logger/package.json
index 325aabfeeb3d..b5da6166a1b2 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/client-logger/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/client-logger/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/client-logger",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/components/package.json b/code/deprecated/components/package.json
index 48cf196630e4..c6d49682b3ba 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/components/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/components",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Core Storybook Components",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/core-common/package.json b/code/deprecated/core-common/package.json
index 3e651691a07a..1ccc9266f8e4 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/core-common/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/core-common/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/core-common",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook framework-agnostic API",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/core-events/package.json b/code/deprecated/core-events/package.json
index 8ece8cc79411..b702cd0a3dcd 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/core-events/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/core-events/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/core-events",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Event names used in storybook core",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/core-server/package.json b/code/deprecated/core-server/package.json
index eeac3f147d25..93ade9cd77f8 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/core-server/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/core-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/core-server",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook framework-agnostic API",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/csf-tools/package.json b/code/deprecated/csf-tools/package.json
index 29d6b33b414a..82d56392034b 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/csf-tools/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/csf-tools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/csf-tools",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Parse and manipulate CSF and Storybook config files",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/docs-tools/package.json b/code/deprecated/docs-tools/package.json
index b4e6406baa56..b7418deec8bb 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/docs-tools/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/docs-tools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/docs-tools",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Shared utility functions for frameworks to implement docs",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/manager-api/package.json b/code/deprecated/manager-api/package.json
index 06a2697a407c..ad4627499a9b 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/manager-api/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/manager-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/manager-api",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Core Storybook Manager API & Context",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/manager/package.json b/code/deprecated/manager/package.json
index e09af35c9f0e..a349c6dd024f 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/manager/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/manager/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/manager",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Core Storybook UI",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/node-logger/package.json b/code/deprecated/node-logger/package.json
index 641a398be8f5..11f8751f8104 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/node-logger/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/node-logger/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/node-logger",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/preview-api/package.json b/code/deprecated/preview-api/package.json
index 70469323bda0..cae353ba0f43 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/preview-api/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/preview-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preview-api",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/preview/package.json b/code/deprecated/preview/package.json
index 3cdbd0f6ba5e..b46aad5176e7 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/preview/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/preview/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preview",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/router/package.json b/code/deprecated/router/package.json
index 8beb6975d4a3..c4f9753cca24 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/router/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/router/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/router",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Core Storybook Router",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/telemetry/package.json b/code/deprecated/telemetry/package.json
index bcfcbb572486..f265138d2658 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/telemetry/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/telemetry/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/telemetry",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Telemetry logging for crash reports and usage statistics",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/theming/package.json b/code/deprecated/theming/package.json
index ed155f9adc27..8a2699fce024 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/theming/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/theming/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/theming",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Core Storybook Components",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/deprecated/types/package.json b/code/deprecated/types/package.json
index f6132c644861..be3063a042ac 100644
--- a/code/deprecated/types/package.json
+++ b/code/deprecated/types/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/types",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Core Storybook TS Types",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/angular/package.json b/code/frameworks/angular/package.json
index 6a36b0f5807a..1373ff10308a 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/angular/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/angular/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/angular",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Angular: Develop Angular components in isolation with hot reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook",
diff --git a/code/frameworks/ember/package.json b/code/frameworks/ember/package.json
index 6368bde66552..3910854111bf 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/ember/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/ember/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/ember",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Ember: Develop Ember Component in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/tree/next/code/frameworks/ember",
   "bugs": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/experimental-nextjs-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/experimental-nextjs-vite/package.json
index 6f7a3fb395b4..80b2d0e6db95 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/experimental-nextjs-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/experimental-nextjs-vite/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/experimental-nextjs-vite",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Next.js and Vite",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook",
diff --git a/code/frameworks/html-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/html-vite/package.json
index 5a2d3846ca4d..89f2af08794f 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/html-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/html-vite/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/html-vite",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for HTML and Vite: Develop HTML in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/html-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/html-webpack5/package.json
index 64d5544f2f71..130f88680ada 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/html-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/html-webpack5/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/html-webpack5",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for HTML: View HTML snippets in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/nextjs/package.json b/code/frameworks/nextjs/package.json
index dc4be0600c67..8b4f7735aa8b 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/nextjs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/nextjs",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Next.js",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook",
diff --git a/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json
index 9b9f0b3a4623..c47d19c7e868 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preact-vite",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Preact and Vite: Develop Preact components in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/preact-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/preact-webpack5/package.json
index 86de08ba035f..bfd8fd02e9e6 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/preact-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/preact-webpack5/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preact-webpack5",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Preact: Develop Preact Component in isolation.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json
index d51e29ed8d10..bab0c325cc86 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/react-vite",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for React and Vite: Develop React components in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json
index 1c39f5a44b99..39b421d15e5b 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/react-webpack5",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for React: Develop React Component in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json
index caa7296cc335..6ae3ceffca3a 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/server-webpack5",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Server: View HTML snippets from a server in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json
index bc84fb925c87..9a3aa0095160 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/svelte-vite",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Svelte and Vite: Develop Svelte components in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/svelte-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/svelte-webpack5/package.json
index c3ef079637ef..26a456140246 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/svelte-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/svelte-webpack5/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/svelte-webpack5",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Svelte: Develop Svelte Component in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json b/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json
index 3371c67e61d6..07d5525969c6 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/sveltekit",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for SvelteKit",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook",
diff --git a/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/package.json
index 682383e94dd0..893c64a6c21a 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/vue3-vite",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Vue3 and Vite: Develop Vue3 components in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/vue3-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/vue3-webpack5/package.json
index 650d040f09ca..e19f8c37d4d0 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/vue3-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/vue3-webpack5/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/vue3-webpack5",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Vue 3: Develop Vue 3 Components in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json
index 9e3d1e09c398..b1d802d6e030 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/web-components-vite",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for web-components and Vite: Develop Web Components in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/frameworks/web-components-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/web-components-webpack5/package.json
index b431b08ce7cc..18d89286b218 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/web-components-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/web-components-webpack5/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/web-components-webpack5",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for web-components: View web components snippets in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "lit",
diff --git a/code/lib/blocks/package.json b/code/lib/blocks/package.json
index 1cfab3fadf71..3c201a481ad8 100644
--- a/code/lib/blocks/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/blocks/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/blocks",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook Doc Blocks",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json b/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json
index d803ca1246ab..5744f3f09872 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sb",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook CLI",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json b/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json
index 2a1e908cdf6e..054da7b35cb4 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/cli",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook CLI",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/cli/package.json b/code/lib/cli/package.json
index 88454e37529f..1421770487d0 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "storybook",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook's CLI - install, dev, build, upgrade, and more",
   "keywords": [
     "cli",
diff --git a/code/lib/codemod/package.json b/code/lib/codemod/package.json
index 679fb6032099..6482ff63da27 100644
--- a/code/lib/codemod/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/codemod/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/codemod",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "A collection of codemod scripts written with JSCodeshift",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json b/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json
index 099a9c01ec47..c3590012cb35 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/core-webpack",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook framework-agnostic API",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/package.json b/code/lib/create-storybook/package.json
index 74b31d3aa46e..5c1d4850006d 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "create-storybook",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Initialize Storybook into your project",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/tree/next/code/lib/create-storybook",
   "bugs": {
diff --git a/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json b/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json
index 9cfc419b5af5..babfc5dcfbfc 100644
--- a/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/csf-plugin",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Enrich CSF files via static analysis",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/instrumenter/package.json b/code/lib/instrumenter/package.json
index 5cb7091d63cc..ede6a0be7d51 100644
--- a/code/lib/instrumenter/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/instrumenter/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/instrumenter",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json b/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json
index b7712437a2ad..67d3a38f1499 100644
--- a/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/react-dom-shim",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/lib/source-loader/package.json b/code/lib/source-loader/package.json
index 4545ef26d8fc..5ed141a39235 100644
--- a/code/lib/source-loader/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/source-loader/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/source-loader",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Source loader",
   "keywords": [
     "lib",
diff --git a/code/lib/test/package.json b/code/lib/test/package.json
index a66703d9bdb3..3e8b9f28c754 100644
--- a/code/lib/test/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/test/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/test",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index fdad3323c8bb..47545abb27e2 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/root",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Storybook root",
   "homepage": "https://storybook.js.org/",
diff --git a/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json b/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json
index a566c2f465c4..6ab262b8849f 100644
--- a/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-create-react-app",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Create React App preset",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/html-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/html-webpack/package.json
index 431dbc0d0b15..09b4413eced5 100644
--- a/code/presets/html-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/html-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-html-webpack",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for HTML: View HTML snippets in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/preact-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/preact-webpack/package.json
index 97681802923a..77958f93a3bd 100644
--- a/code/presets/preact-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/preact-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-preact-webpack",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Preact: Develop Preact Component in isolation.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json
index 62671290832c..17105d8445b5 100644
--- a/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-react-webpack",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for React: Develop React Component in isolation with Hot Reloading",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json
index b27e1969af9c..69f30e8150c4 100644
--- a/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-server-webpack",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Server: View HTML snippets from a server in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/svelte-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/svelte-webpack/package.json
index bc995f0e1f7d..88c0bbad8a74 100644
--- a/code/presets/svelte-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/svelte-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-svelte-webpack",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Svelte: Develop Svelte Component in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/presets/vue3-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/vue3-webpack/package.json
index 40d012335cea..532d827d17c5 100644
--- a/code/presets/vue3-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/vue3-webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preset-vue3-webpack",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook for Vue 3: Develop Vue 3 Components in isolation with Hot Reloading.",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/html/package.json b/code/renderers/html/package.json
index 44398d844371..7c0bc681acae 100644
--- a/code/renderers/html/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/html/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/html",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook HTML renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/preact/package.json b/code/renderers/preact/package.json
index 25fbf00cb163..10685f818ecf 100644
--- a/code/renderers/preact/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/preact/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/preact",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook Preact renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/react/package.json b/code/renderers/react/package.json
index f1180e122899..a15cc4380e2e 100644
--- a/code/renderers/react/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/react",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook React renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/server/package.json b/code/renderers/server/package.json
index 9658133d098e..b12375bba60e 100644
--- a/code/renderers/server/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/server",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook Server renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/svelte/package.json b/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
index b5180a46c612..fc1aa59d7ab3 100644
--- a/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/svelte",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook Svelte renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/vue3/package.json b/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
index 01ea304a350d..d41c2ee42201 100644
--- a/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/vue3",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook Vue 3 renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "storybook"
diff --git a/code/renderers/web-components/package.json b/code/renderers/web-components/package.json
index ab0d88f156a2..2ad85944b695 100644
--- a/code/renderers/web-components/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/web-components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/web-components",
-  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "8.4.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Storybook web-components renderer",
   "keywords": [
     "lit",
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index b7cf99de3ecf..5419ab744ce7 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.4.0-alpha.7","info":{"plain":"- CLI: Install Svelte CSF v5 in Svelte5 projects - [#29323](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29323), thanks @shilman!\n- Manager: Add tags property to ComponentEntry objects - [#29343](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29343), thanks @Sidnioulz!"}}
+{"version":"8.4.0-alpha.8","info":{"plain":"- Addon-Test: Support for `@vitest/browser` v2.1.2 - [#29407](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29407), thanks @strozw!\n- ConfigFile: Fix `export { X }` parsing - [#29344](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29344), thanks @vctqs1!\n- Core: Fix building Storybook deleting project root files - [#29371](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29371), thanks @JReinhold!\n- Interactions: Escape xml of interactions errors - [#29414](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29414), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Svelte: Add v5 stories to CLI templates - [#29382](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29382), thanks @JReinhold!\n- Test: Remove unused `util` dependency - [#29310](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29310), thanks @JReinhold!\n- UI: Fix RefIndicator to use CheckIcon instead of string - [#29209](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29209), thanks @JSMike!\n- UI: Simple tag filtering - [#29333](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29333), thanks @shilman!"}}