diff --git a/examples/cra-ts-essentials/package.json b/examples/cra-ts-essentials/package.json
index 7abe59e3cbaf..b7894dae6ebe 100644
--- a/examples/cra-ts-essentials/package.json
+++ b/examples/cra-ts-essentials/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@storybook/addon-essentials": "6.0.0-beta.12",
     "@storybook/addons": "6.0.0-beta.12",
-    "@storybook/preset-create-react-app": "^2.1.1",
+    "@storybook/preset-create-react-app": "^3.0.0",
     "@storybook/react": "6.0.0-beta.12"
   },
   "storybook": {
diff --git a/examples/cra-ts-kitchen-sink/package.json b/examples/cra-ts-kitchen-sink/package.json
index 32f3953a43f4..0ae8d7ad669e 100644
--- a/examples/cra-ts-kitchen-sink/package.json
+++ b/examples/cra-ts-kitchen-sink/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "@storybook/addon-knobs": "6.0.0-beta.12",
     "@storybook/addon-links": "6.0.0-beta.12",
     "@storybook/addons": "6.0.0-beta.12",
-    "@storybook/preset-create-react-app": "^2.1.1",
+    "@storybook/preset-create-react-app": "^3.0.0",
     "@storybook/react": "6.0.0-beta.12",
     "@types/enzyme": "^3.9.0",
     "enzyme": "^3.9.0",
diff --git a/lib/core/src/server/preview/base-webpack.config.js b/lib/core/src/server/preview/base-webpack.config.js
index 409af775a73f..b8c5c75704bc 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/server/preview/base-webpack.config.js
+++ b/lib/core/src/server/preview/base-webpack.config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ import path from 'path';
 import { logger } from '@storybook/node-logger';
 
 export async function createDefaultWebpackConfig(storybookBaseConfig, options) {
-  if (options.presetsList.some(({ name }) => name === '@storybook/preset-create-react-app')) {
+  if (
+    options.presetsList.some(
+      (preset) => (preset.name || preset) === '@storybook/preset-create-react-app'
+    )
+  ) {
     return storybookBaseConfig;
   }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 269c54c59bae..e3a88569613b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4047,16 +4047,18 @@
     pretty-hrtime "^1.0.3"
     regenerator-runtime "^0.13.3"
 
-"@storybook/preset-create-react-app@^2.1.1":
-  version "2.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@storybook/preset-create-react-app/-/preset-create-react-app-2.1.2.tgz#7fd563768c5a4441ce8550e117cc435722e772fe"
-  integrity sha512-bynFJDAVDzyfu+NEPXYMNUBRxm6ib4FgPBWComW+f+ULVWDjv8Mmq5qKMI/vPhixXAvffYRt9HB49V0f8kFxiw==
+"@storybook/preset-create-react-app@^3.0.0":
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@storybook/preset-create-react-app/-/preset-create-react-app-3.0.0.tgz#3c75c63f796ffe79293fe7f971a240307ecefb89"
+  integrity sha512-l0yA+HvmjdmTW4c+/dm0n7/CfVaNQKmwRnVuUVF0UAKXEX51wZ/0oX3zALOSUYW9CctOEnJwPETllbepBUEdOg==
   dependencies:
     "@storybook/node-logger" "*"
-    "@types/babel__core" "^7.1.6"
-    "@types/webpack" "^4.41.7"
+    "@types/babel__core" "^7.1.7"
+    "@types/webpack" "^4.41.13"
+    babel-plugin-react-docgen "^4.1.0"
     pnp-webpack-plugin "^1.6.4"
-    semver "^7.1.3"
+    react-docgen-typescript-loader "^3.7.2"
+    semver "^7.3.2"
 
 "@storybook/preset-scss@^1.0.2":
   version "1.0.2"
@@ -4394,7 +4396,7 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/babel-types/-/babel-types-7.0.7.tgz#667eb1640e8039436028055737d2b9986ee336e3"
   integrity sha512-dBtBbrc+qTHy1WdfHYjBwRln4+LWqASWakLHsWHR2NWHIFkv4W3O070IGoGLEBrJBvct3r0L1BUPuvURi7kYUQ==
 
-"@types/babel__core@^7.1.0", "@types/babel__core@^7.1.6", "@types/babel__core@^7.1.7":
+"@types/babel__core@^7.1.0", "@types/babel__core@^7.1.7":
   version "7.1.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/babel__core/-/babel__core-7.1.7.tgz#1dacad8840364a57c98d0dd4855c6dd3752c6b89"
   integrity sha512-RL62NqSFPCDK2FM1pSDH0scHpJvsXtZNiYlMB73DgPBaG1E38ZYVL+ei5EkWRbr+KC4YNiAUNBnRj+bgwpgjMw==
@@ -5113,7 +5115,7 @@
     "@types/source-list-map" "*"
     source-map "^0.6.1"
 
-"@types/webpack@^4.41.12", "@types/webpack@^4.41.7", "@types/webpack@^4.41.8", "@types/webpack@^4.41.9":
+"@types/webpack@^4.41.12", "@types/webpack@^4.41.13", "@types/webpack@^4.41.8", "@types/webpack@^4.41.9":
   version "4.41.13"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/webpack/-/webpack-4.41.13.tgz#988d114c8913d039b8a0e0502a7fe4f1f84f3d5e"
   integrity sha512-RYmIHOWSxnTTa765N6jJBVE45pd2SYNblEYshVDduLw6RhocazNmRzE5/ytvBD8IkDMH6DI+bcrqxh8NILimBA==