diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f44e6e3dfdf0..3ad9cb833c1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## 8.1.5
+
+- CSF-Tools: Fix export specifier bug - [#27418](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27418), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Dependency: Upgrade tempy - [#27366](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27366), thanks @mnigh!
+- Tags: Refine composition behavior - [#27379](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27379), thanks @shilman!
+- Theming: Fix self-referencing type - [#27155](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27155), thanks @SimenB!
+
 ## 8.1.4
 
 - Angular: Revert style adjustments - [#27361](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27361), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 8d60a9ad49f8..7bcf905f3bc2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 8.2.0-alpha.5
+
+- Angular: Fix wrong detection of standalone components - [#27353](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27353), thanks @dario-baumberger!
+- Dependency: Bump Express.js - [#26680](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26680), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- Tags: Fix unsafe project-level tags lookup - [#27511](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27511), thanks @shilman!
+
 ## 8.2.0-alpha.4
 
 - CSF-Tools: Fix export specifier bug - [#27418](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27418), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
diff --git a/code/builders/builder-manager/package.json b/code/builders/builder-manager/package.json
index 23bcd42faea5..56952430cfdf 100644
--- a/code/builders/builder-manager/package.json
+++ b/code/builders/builder-manager/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "ejs": "^3.1.10",
     "esbuild": "^0.18.0 || ^0.19.0 || ^0.20.0",
     "esbuild-plugin-alias": "^0.2.1",
-    "express": "^4.17.3",
+    "express": "^4.19.2",
     "fs-extra": "^11.1.0",
     "process": "^0.11.10",
     "util": "^0.12.4"
diff --git a/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json b/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
index bbbdb353d22d..1a73c1e9b30a 100644
--- a/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@
     "@types/find-cache-dir": "^3.2.1",
     "browser-assert": "^1.2.1",
     "es-module-lexer": "^1.5.0",
-    "express": "^4.17.3",
+    "express": "^4.19.2",
     "find-cache-dir": "^3.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.1.0",
     "magic-string": "^0.30.0",
     "ts-dedent": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
     "@types/node": "^18.0.0",
     "glob": "^10.0.0",
     "slash": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json b/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
index 3ce92d513ee5..0146d789e0df 100644
--- a/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "constants-browserify": "^1.0.0",
     "css-loader": "^6.7.1",
     "es-module-lexer": "^1.5.0",
-    "express": "^4.17.3",
+    "express": "^4.19.2",
     "fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin": "^8.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.1.0",
     "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.5.0",
diff --git a/code/frameworks/angular/src/client/angular-beta/utils/PropertyExtractor.test.ts b/code/frameworks/angular/src/client/angular-beta/utils/PropertyExtractor.test.ts
index f92a4047dc5f..b5256a08370d 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/angular/src/client/angular-beta/utils/PropertyExtractor.test.ts
+++ b/code/frameworks/angular/src/client/angular-beta/utils/PropertyExtractor.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ const TestComponent1 = Component({})(class {});
 const TestComponent2 = Component({})(class {});
 const StandaloneTestComponent = Component({ standalone: true })(class {});
 const StandaloneTestDirective = Directive({ standalone: true })(class {});
+const MixedTestComponent1 = Component({ standalone: true })(
+  class extends StandaloneTestComponent {}
+);
+const MixedTestComponent2 = Component({})(class extends MixedTestComponent1 {});
+const MixedTestComponent3 = Component({ standalone: true })(class extends MixedTestComponent2 {});
 const TestModuleWithDeclarations = NgModule({ declarations: [TestComponent1] })(class {});
 const TestModuleWithImportsAndProviders = NgModule({
   imports: [TestModuleWithDeclarations],
@@ -152,6 +157,21 @@ describe('PropertyExtractor', () => {
       const { isStandalone } = PropertyExtractor.analyzeDecorators(StandaloneTestComponent);
       expect(isStandalone).toBe(true);
     });
+
+    it('isStandalone should be true', () => {
+      const { isStandalone } = PropertyExtractor.analyzeDecorators(MixedTestComponent1);
+      expect(isStandalone).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('isStandalone should be false', () => {
+      const { isStandalone } = PropertyExtractor.analyzeDecorators(MixedTestComponent2);
+      expect(isStandalone).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('isStandalone should be true', () => {
+      const { isStandalone } = PropertyExtractor.analyzeDecorators(MixedTestComponent3);
+      expect(isStandalone).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('extractProviders', () => {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/angular/src/client/angular-beta/utils/PropertyExtractor.ts b/code/frameworks/angular/src/client/angular-beta/utils/PropertyExtractor.ts
index 487fc3121c71..a0194da784bd 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/angular/src/client/angular-beta/utils/PropertyExtractor.ts
+++ b/code/frameworks/angular/src/client/angular-beta/utils/PropertyExtractor.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,17 @@ export class PropertyExtractor implements NgModuleMetadata {
     const isPipe = decorators.some((d) => this.isDecoratorInstanceOf(d, 'Pipe'));
 
     const isDeclarable = isComponent || isDirective || isPipe;
-    const isStandalone = (isComponent || isDirective) && decorators.some((d) => d.standalone);
+
+    // Check if the hierarchically lowest Component or Directive decorator (the only relevant for importing dependencies) is standalone.
+    const isStandalone = !!(
+      (isComponent || isDirective) &&
+      [...decorators]
+        .reverse() // reflectionCapabilities returns decorators in a hierarchically top-down order
+        .find(
+          (d) =>
+            this.isDecoratorInstanceOf(d, 'Component') || this.isDecoratorInstanceOf(d, 'Directive')
+        )?.standalone
+    );
 
     return { isDeclarable, isStandalone };
   };
diff --git a/code/lib/core-server/package.json b/code/lib/core-server/package.json
index d506c19936e0..c62f5b1731de 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-server/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/core-server/package.json
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     "compression": "^1.7.4",
     "detect-port": "^1.3.0",
     "diff": "^5.2.0",
-    "express": "^4.17.3",
+    "express": "^4.19.2",
     "fs-extra": "^11.1.0",
     "globby": "^14.0.1",
     "ip": "^2.0.1",
diff --git a/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.ts b/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.ts
index ca8149656992..3330a7e21a54 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.ts
+++ b/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/StoryIndexGenerator.ts
@@ -672,8 +672,24 @@ export class StoryIndexGenerator {
     const defaultTags = ['dev', 'test'];
     const extraTags = this.options.docs.autodocs === true ? [AUTODOCS_TAG] : [];
     if (previewCode) {
-      const projectAnnotations = loadConfig(previewCode).parse();
-      projectTags = projectAnnotations.getFieldValue(['tags']) ?? [];
+      try {
+        const projectAnnotations = loadConfig(previewCode).parse();
+        projectTags = projectAnnotations.getFieldValue(['tags']) ?? [];
+      } catch (err) {
+        once.warn(dedent`
+          Unable to parse tags from project configuration. If defined, tags should be specified inline, e.g.
+      
+          export default {
+            tags: ['foo'],
+          }
+      
+          ---
+      
+          Received:
+      
+          ${previewCode}
+        `);
+      }
     }
     return [...defaultTags, ...projectTags, ...extraTags];
   }
diff --git a/code/lib/types/package.json b/code/lib/types/package.json
index 9b0518edc421..68fa55a38b2c 100644
--- a/code/lib/types/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/types/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@storybook/channels": "workspace:*",
-    "@types/express": "^4.7.0",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
     "file-system-cache": "2.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 35a743ec402b..b7faa6d9d7b5 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "6.1.4",
     "@testing-library/react": "^14.0.0",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.4.3",
-    "@types/express": "^4.17.11",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.1",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.167",
     "@types/mock-require": "^2.0.3",
@@ -298,5 +298,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.2.0-alpha.5"
 }
diff --git a/code/yarn.lock b/code/yarn.lock
index 062a9ad5cdb5..f2edc299accc 100644
--- a/code/yarn.lock
+++ b/code/yarn.lock
@@ -520,6 +520,25 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@babel/helper-create-class-features-plugin@npm:^7.24.0":
+  version: 7.24.0
+  resolution: "@babel/helper-create-class-features-plugin@npm:7.24.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/helper-annotate-as-pure": "npm:^7.22.5"
+    "@babel/helper-environment-visitor": "npm:^7.22.20"
+    "@babel/helper-function-name": "npm:^7.23.0"
+    "@babel/helper-member-expression-to-functions": "npm:^7.23.0"
+    "@babel/helper-optimise-call-expression": "npm:^7.22.5"
+    "@babel/helper-replace-supers": "npm:^7.22.20"
+    "@babel/helper-skip-transparent-expression-wrappers": "npm:^7.22.5"
+    "@babel/helper-split-export-declaration": "npm:^7.22.6"
+    semver: "npm:^6.3.1"
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@babel/core": ^7.0.0
+  checksum: 10c0/341548496df202805489422a160bba75b111d994c64d788a397c35f01784632af48bf06023af8aa2fe72c2c254f8c885b4e0f7f3df5ef17a37370f2feaf80328
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@babel/helper-create-regexp-features-plugin@npm:^7.18.6, @babel/helper-create-regexp-features-plugin@npm:^7.22.15, @babel/helper-create-regexp-features-plugin@npm:^7.22.5":
   version: 7.22.15
   resolution: "@babel/helper-create-regexp-features-plugin@npm:7.22.15"
@@ -548,6 +567,21 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@babel/helper-define-polyfill-provider@npm:^0.6.0":
+  version: 0.6.0
+  resolution: "@babel/helper-define-polyfill-provider@npm:0.6.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/helper-compilation-targets": "npm:^7.22.6"
+    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "npm:^7.22.5"
+    debug: "npm:^4.1.1"
+    lodash.debounce: "npm:^4.0.8"
+    resolve: "npm:^1.14.2"
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@babel/core": ^7.4.0 || ^8.0.0-0 <8.0.0
+  checksum: 10c0/bf6af52fadbbebc5bf71166b91eac4fc21431ec9b0d2a94063f3a3d900ed44aa1384ad23e920a85e7a657fcf3e80edb2eaaac9d902bd1e632f3b50c836b45c53
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@babel/helper-define-polyfill-provider@npm:^0.6.1, @babel/helper-define-polyfill-provider@npm:^0.6.2":
   version: 0.6.2
   resolution: "@babel/helper-define-polyfill-provider@npm:0.6.2"
@@ -589,7 +623,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@babel/helper-member-expression-to-functions@npm:^7.23.0":
+"@babel/helper-member-expression-to-functions@npm:^7.22.15, @babel/helper-member-expression-to-functions@npm:^7.23.0":
   version: 7.23.0
   resolution: "@babel/helper-member-expression-to-functions@npm:7.23.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -598,7 +632,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@babel/helper-module-imports@npm:^7.16.7, @babel/helper-module-imports@npm:^7.22.15, @babel/helper-module-imports@npm:^7.24.1, @babel/helper-module-imports@npm:^7.24.3, @babel/helper-module-imports@npm:^7.8.3":
+"@babel/helper-module-imports@npm:^7.16.7, @babel/helper-module-imports@npm:^7.22.15, @babel/helper-module-imports@npm:^7.8.3":
+  version: 7.22.15
+  resolution: "@babel/helper-module-imports@npm:7.22.15"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/types": "npm:^7.22.15"
+  checksum: 10c0/4e0d7fc36d02c1b8c8b3006dfbfeedf7a367d3334a04934255de5128115ea0bafdeb3e5736a2559917f0653e4e437400d54542da0468e08d3cbc86d3bbfa8f30
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@babel/helper-module-imports@npm:^7.24.1, @babel/helper-module-imports@npm:^7.24.3":
   version: 7.24.3
   resolution: "@babel/helper-module-imports@npm:7.24.3"
   dependencies:
@@ -651,6 +694,19 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@babel/helper-replace-supers@npm:^7.22.20":
+  version: 7.22.20
+  resolution: "@babel/helper-replace-supers@npm:7.22.20"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/helper-environment-visitor": "npm:^7.22.20"
+    "@babel/helper-member-expression-to-functions": "npm:^7.22.15"
+    "@babel/helper-optimise-call-expression": "npm:^7.22.5"
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@babel/core": ^7.0.0
+  checksum: 10c0/6b0858811ad46873817c90c805015d63300e003c5a85c147a17d9845fa2558a02047c3cc1f07767af59014b2dd0fa75b503e5bc36e917f360e9b67bb6f1e79f4
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@babel/helper-replace-supers@npm:^7.24.1":
   version: 7.24.1
   resolution: "@babel/helper-replace-supers@npm:7.24.1"
@@ -692,9 +748,9 @@ __metadata:
   linkType: hard
 
 "@babel/helper-string-parser@npm:^7.23.4":
-  version: 7.24.1
-  resolution: "@babel/helper-string-parser@npm:7.24.1"
-  checksum: 10c0/2f9bfcf8d2f9f083785df0501dbab92770111ece2f90d120352fda6dd2a7d47db11b807d111e6f32aa1ba6d763fe2dc6603d153068d672a5d0ad33ca802632b2
+  version: 7.23.4
+  resolution: "@babel/helper-string-parser@npm:7.23.4"
+  checksum: 10c0/f348d5637ad70b6b54b026d6544bd9040f78d24e7ec245a0fc42293968181f6ae9879c22d89744730d246ce8ec53588f716f102addd4df8bbc79b73ea10004ac
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -705,7 +761,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@babel/helper-validator-option@npm:^7.23.5":
+"@babel/helper-validator-option@npm:^7.22.15, @babel/helper-validator-option@npm:^7.23.5":
   version: 7.23.5
   resolution: "@babel/helper-validator-option@npm:7.23.5"
   checksum: 10c0/af45d5c0defb292ba6fd38979e8f13d7da63f9623d8ab9ededc394f67eb45857d2601278d151ae9affb6e03d5d608485806cd45af08b4468a0515cf506510e94
@@ -746,7 +802,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@babel/parser@npm:^7.1.0, @babel/parser@npm:^7.11.5, @babel/parser@npm:^7.13.16, @babel/parser@npm:^7.14.7, @babel/parser@npm:^7.20.7, @babel/parser@npm:^7.21.4, @babel/parser@npm:^7.23.0, @babel/parser@npm:^7.23.5, @babel/parser@npm:^7.23.6, @babel/parser@npm:^7.23.9, @babel/parser@npm:^7.24.0, @babel/parser@npm:^7.24.1, @babel/parser@npm:^7.24.4, @babel/parser@npm:^7.4.5, @babel/parser@npm:^7.6.0, @babel/parser@npm:^7.9.6":
+"@babel/parser@npm:^7.1.0, @babel/parser@npm:^7.11.5, @babel/parser@npm:^7.13.16, @babel/parser@npm:^7.14.7, @babel/parser@npm:^7.20.7, @babel/parser@npm:^7.21.4, @babel/parser@npm:^7.23.0, @babel/parser@npm:^7.23.5, @babel/parser@npm:^7.23.6, @babel/parser@npm:^7.23.9, @babel/parser@npm:^7.24.0, @babel/parser@npm:^7.4.5, @babel/parser@npm:^7.6.0, @babel/parser@npm:^7.9.6":
+  version: 7.24.0
+  resolution: "@babel/parser@npm:7.24.0"
+  bin:
+    parser: ./bin/babel-parser.js
+  checksum: 10c0/77593d0b9de9906823c4d653bb6cda1c7593837598516330f655f70cba6224a37def7dbe5b4dad0038482d407d8d209eb8be5f48ca9a13357d769f829c5adb8e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@babel/parser@npm:^7.24.1, @babel/parser@npm:^7.24.4":
   version: 7.24.4
   resolution: "@babel/parser@npm:7.24.4"
   bin:
@@ -816,15 +881,15 @@ __metadata:
   linkType: hard
 
 "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators@npm:^7.13.5, @babel/plugin-proposal-decorators@npm:^7.22.7":
-  version: 7.24.1
-  resolution: "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators@npm:7.24.1"
+  version: 7.24.0
+  resolution: "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators@npm:7.24.0"
   dependencies:
-    "@babel/helper-create-class-features-plugin": "npm:^7.24.1"
+    "@babel/helper-create-class-features-plugin": "npm:^7.24.0"
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "npm:^7.24.0"
-    "@babel/plugin-syntax-decorators": "npm:^7.24.1"
+    "@babel/plugin-syntax-decorators": "npm:^7.24.0"
   peerDependencies:
     "@babel/core": ^7.0.0-0
-  checksum: 10c0/ffe49522ada6581f1c760b777dbd913afcd204e11e6907c4f2c293ce6d30961449ac19d9960250d8743a1f60e21cb667e51a3af15992dfe7627105e039c46a9b
+  checksum: 10c0/6bf16cb2b5b2f1b63b5ea964853cd3b3419c8285296b5bf64a64127c9d5c1b2e6829e84bd92734e4b71df67686d8f36fb01bb8a45fc52bcece7503b73bc42ec7
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -932,14 +997,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@babel/plugin-syntax-decorators@npm:^7.24.1":
-  version: 7.24.1
-  resolution: "@babel/plugin-syntax-decorators@npm:7.24.1"
+"@babel/plugin-syntax-decorators@npm:^7.24.0":
+  version: 7.24.0
+  resolution: "@babel/plugin-syntax-decorators@npm:7.24.0"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "npm:^7.24.0"
   peerDependencies:
     "@babel/core": ^7.0.0-0
-  checksum: 10c0/14028a746f86efbdd47e4961456bb53d656e9e3461890f66b1b01032151d15fda5ba99fcaa60232a229a33aa9e73b11c2597b706d5074c520155757e372cd17b
+  checksum: 10c0/6c11801e062772d4e1b0b418a4732574128b1dfc13193a2909fa93937346746aaa7046f88f6026ff3c80777c967d0fe2e4bb19a1d3fb399e8349c81741e4f471
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -965,14 +1030,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@babel/plugin-syntax-flow@npm:^7.24.1":
-  version: 7.24.1
-  resolution: "@babel/plugin-syntax-flow@npm:7.24.1"
+"@babel/plugin-syntax-flow@npm:^7.22.5":
+  version: 7.22.5
+  resolution: "@babel/plugin-syntax-flow@npm:7.22.5"
   dependencies:
-    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "npm:^7.24.0"
+    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "npm:^7.22.5"
   peerDependencies:
     "@babel/core": ^7.0.0-0
-  checksum: 10c0/618de04360a96111408abdaafaba2efbaef0d90faad029d50e0281eaad5d7c7bd2ce4420bbac0ee27ad84c2b7bbc3e48f782064f81ed5bc40c398637991004c7
+  checksum: 10c0/07afc7df02141597968532bfbfa3f6c0ad21a2bdd885d0e5e035dcf60fdf35f0995631c9750b464e1a6f2feea14160a82787f914e88e8f7115dc99f09853e43e
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -1218,7 +1283,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping@npm:^7.23.4, @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping@npm:^7.24.4, @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping@npm:^7.8.3":
+"@babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping@npm:^7.23.4, @babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping@npm:^7.8.3":
+  version: 7.23.4
+  resolution: "@babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping@npm:7.23.4"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "npm:^7.22.5"
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-  version: 5.3.3
-  resolution: "typescript@patch:typescript@npm%3A5.3.3#optional!builtin<compat/typescript>::version=5.3.3&hash=e012d7"
+"typescript@patch:typescript@npm%3A^5.4.3#optional!builtin<compat/typescript>":
+  version: 5.4.3
+  resolution: "typescript@patch:typescript@npm%3A5.4.3#optional!builtin<compat/typescript>::version=5.4.3&hash=5adc0c"
   bin:
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     tsserver: bin/tsserver
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+  checksum: 10c0/6e51f8b7e6ec55b897b9e56b67e864fe8f44e30f4a14357aad5dc0f7432db2f01efc0522df0b6c36d361c51f2dc3dcac5c832efd96a404cfabf884e915d38828
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
diff --git a/docs/snippets/angular/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx b/docs/snippets/angular/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx
index 8168708e3825..1d2cf99e0127 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/angular/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/angular/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/angular';
 import MockDate from 'mockdate';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { getUserFromSession } from '../../api/session.mock';
+import { getUserFromSession } from '#api/session.mock';
 import { Page } from './Page';
 
 const meta: Meta<Page> = {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/angular/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx b/docs/snippets/angular/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx
index 2108d5f64f1b..e23845a4be7a 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/angular/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/angular/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/angular';
 import { expect, userEvent, within } from '@storybook/test';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { saveNote } from '../../app/actions.mock';
-import { createNotes } from '../../mocks/notes';
+import { saveNote } from '#app/actions.mock';
+import { createNotes } from '#mocks/notes';
 import NoteUI from './note-ui';
 
 const meta: Meta<NoteUI> = {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/angular/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx b/docs/snippets/angular/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx
index f86630d0fe85..9c5c5982efe4 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/angular/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/angular/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/angular';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { getUserFromSession } from '../../api/session.mock';
+import { getUserFromSession } from '#api/session.mock';
 import { Page } from './Page';
 
 const meta: Meta<Page> = {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.js.mdx b/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.js.mdx
index 88358f60cbac..b39e8d8120b0 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.js.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.js.mdx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Page.stories.js
 import MockDate from 'mockdate';
 
-import { getUserFromSession } from '../../api/session.mock';
+import { getUserFromSession } from '#api/session.mock';
 import { Page } from './Page';
 
 export default {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts-4-9.mdx b/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts-4-9.mdx
index 32aa8c4dfe70..4a26f603d1ed 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts-4-9.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts-4-9.mdx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/your-renderer';
 import MockDate from 'mockdate';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { getUserFromSession } from '../../api/session.mock';
+import { getUserFromSession } from '#api/session.mock';
 import { Page } from './Page';
 
 const meta = {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx b/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx
index cc15ba1b6251..89c3ca1717da 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/common/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/your-renderer';
 import MockDate from 'mockdate';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { getUserFromSession } from '../../api/session.mock';
+import { getUserFromSession } from '#api/session.mock';
 import { Page } from './Page';
 
 const meta: Meta<typeof Page> = {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.js.mdx b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.js.mdx
index b647d7f747f2..e9d26c1b36c4 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.js.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.js.mdx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 // NoteUI.stories.js
 import { expect, userEvent, within } from '@storybook/test';
 
-import { saveNote } from '../../app/actions.mock';
-import { createNotes } from '../../mocks/notes';
+import { saveNote } from '#app/actions.mock';
+import { createNotes } from '#mocks/notes';
 import NoteUI from './note-ui';
 
 export default {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts-4-9.mdx b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts-4-9.mdx
index ebfeb6f4e41b..a081b0f00883 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts-4-9.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts-4-9.mdx
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/your-renderer';
 import { expect, userEvent, within } from '@storybook/test';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { saveNote } from '../../app/actions.mock';
-import { createNotes } from '../../mocks/notes';
+import { saveNote } from '#app/actions.mock';
+import { createNotes } from '#mocks/notes';
 import NoteUI from './note-ui';
 
 const meta = {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx
index 0b350296f3e6..3e2418789d6c 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/your-renderer';
 import { expect, userEvent, within } from '@storybook/test';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { saveNote } from '../../app/actions.mock';
-import { createNotes } from '../../mocks/notes';
+import { saveNote } from '#app/actions.mock';
+import { createNotes } from '#mocks/notes';
 import NoteUI from './note-ui';
 
 const meta: Meta<typeof NoteUI> = {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.js.mdx b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.js.mdx
index cad1a2854f2f..40359fae8522 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.js.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.js.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ```js
 // Page.stories.js
-import { getUserFromSession } from '../../api/session.mock';
+import { getUserFromSession } from '#api/session.mock';
 import { Page } from './Page';
 
 export default {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts-4-9.mdx b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts-4-9.mdx
index 6044c33ddb99..8db3429a8bfa 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts-4-9.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts-4-9.mdx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/your-renderer';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { getUserFromSession } from '../../api/session.mock';
+import { getUserFromSession } from '#api/session.mock';
 import { Page } from './Page';
 
 const meta = {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx
index 549751464b22..bf7c4164992b 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/common/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/your-renderer';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { getUserFromSession } from '../../api/session.mock';
+import { getUserFromSession } from '#api/session.mock';
 import { Page } from './Page';
 
 const meta: Meta<typeof Page> = {
diff --git a/docs/snippets/web-components/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx b/docs/snippets/web-components/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx
index 3e1c4911e348..166b29c6028e 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/web-components/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/web-components/before-each-in-meta-mock-date.ts.mdx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/web-components';
 import MockDate from 'mockdate';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { getUserFromSession } from '../../api/session.mock';
+import { getUserFromSession } from '#api/session.mock';
 
 const meta: Meta = {
   component: 'my-page',
diff --git a/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.js.mdx b/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.js.mdx
index b89c145a5114..c93f3ba6b3ef 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.js.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.js.mdx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 // NoteUI.stories.js
 import { expect, userEvent, within } from '@storybook/test';
 
-import { saveNote } from '../../app/actions.mock';
-import { createNotes } from '../../mocks/notes';
+import { saveNote } from '#app/actions.mock';
+import { createNotes } from '#mocks/notes';
 
 export default {
   title: 'Mocked/NoteUI',
diff --git a/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx b/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx
index 9a94601ec81d..dfb83b7f8f07 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-fn-mock-spy.ts.mdx
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react';
 import { expect, userEvent, within } from '@storybook/test';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { saveNote } from '../../app/actions.mock';
-import { createNotes } from '../../mocks/notes';
+import { saveNote } from '#app/actions.mock';
+import { createNotes } from '#mocks/notes';
 
 const meta: Meta = {
   title: 'Mocked/NoteUI',
diff --git a/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-mock-return-value.js.mdx b/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-mock-return-value.js.mdx
index 9f89343855b3..04c8c9858980 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-mock-return-value.js.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-mock-return-value.js.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ```js
 // Page.stories.js
-import { getUserFromSession } from '../../api/session.mock';
+import { getUserFromSession } from '#api/session.mock';
 
 export default {
   component: 'my-page',
diff --git a/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx b/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx
index 54ffafc25108..053eb05ec8c6 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/web-components/storybook-test-mock-return-value.ts.mdx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/web-components';
 
 // 👇 Must include the `.mock` portion of filename to have mocks typed correctly
-import { getUserFromSession } from '../../api/session.mock';
+import { getUserFromSession } from '#api/session.mock';
 
 const meta: Meta = {
   component: 'my-page',
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index db3913715b30..467a20f42b4c 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.2.0-alpha.4","info":{"plain":"- CSF-Tools: Fix export specifier bug - [#27418](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27418), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Dependency: Upgrade tempy - [#27366](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27366), thanks @mnigh!\n- Tags: Refine composition behavior - [#27379](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27379), thanks @shilman!\n- Theming: Fix self-referencing type - [#27155](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27155), thanks @SimenB!\n- Vue3: Enable new hydration mismatch compile time flag - [#27192](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27192), thanks @Cherry!"}}
+{"version":"8.2.0-alpha.5","info":{"plain":"- Angular: Fix wrong detection of standalone components - [#27353](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27353), thanks @dario-baumberger!\n- Dependency: Bump Express.js - [#26680](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26680), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Tags: Fix unsafe project-level tags lookup - [#27511](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/27511), thanks @shilman!"}}
diff --git a/scripts/package.json b/scripts/package.json
index 1edef9f740a9..c30da40c9a9a 100644
--- a/scripts/package.json
+++ b/scripts/package.json
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     "@types/detect-port": "^1.3.2",
     "@types/ejs": "^3.1.1",
     "@types/escodegen": "^0.0.6",
-    "@types/express": "^4.17.11",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.1",
     "@types/http-server": "^0.12.1",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.5",
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
     "eslint": "^8.56.0",
     "eslint-plugin-storybook": "^0.8.0",
     "execa": "^6.1.0",
-    "express": "^4.17.3",
+    "express": "^4.19.2",
     "fast-folder-size": "^2.1.0",
     "fast-glob": "^3.2.12",
     "find-up": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/scripts/yarn.lock b/scripts/yarn.lock
index 6d15fd0309cb..6144b0d03ac2 100644
--- a/scripts/yarn.lock
+++ b/scripts/yarn.lock
@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/detect-port": "npm:^1.3.2"
     "@types/ejs": "npm:^3.1.1"
     "@types/escodegen": "npm:^0.0.6"
-    "@types/express": "npm:^4.17.11"
+    "@types/express": "npm:^4.17.21"
     "@types/fs-extra": "npm:^11.0.1"
     "@types/http-server": "npm:^0.12.1"
     "@types/jest": "npm:^29.5.5"
@@ -2777,7 +2777,7 @@ __metadata:
     eslint: "npm:^8.56.0"
     eslint-plugin-storybook: "npm:^0.8.0"
     execa: "npm:^6.1.0"
-    express: "npm:^4.17.3"
+    express: "npm:^4.19.2"
     fast-folder-size: "npm:^2.1.0"
     fast-glob: "npm:^3.2.12"
     find-up: "npm:^5.0.0"
@@ -3060,15 +3060,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/express@npm:^4.17.11":
-  version: 4.17.20
-  resolution: "@types/express@npm:4.17.20"
+"@types/express@npm:^4.17.21":
+  version: 4.17.21
+  resolution: "@types/express@npm:4.17.21"
   dependencies:
     "@types/body-parser": "npm:*"
     "@types/express-serve-static-core": "npm:^4.17.33"
     "@types/qs": "npm:*"
     "@types/serve-static": "npm:*"
-  checksum: 10c0/f73f5f92bd0a0fa4697598be3122c89522caa9e3bcb14c28b5e6d58a8e47f0301027478997153ae9ee4cf3d432576fb3fb0918ea0db521cc1204f8b759828a32
+  checksum: 10c0/12e562c4571da50c7d239e117e688dc434db1bac8be55613294762f84fd77fbd0658ccd553c7d3ab02408f385bc93980992369dd30e2ecd2c68c358e6af8fabf
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -4838,6 +4838,26 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"body-parser@npm:1.20.2":
+  version: 1.20.2
+  resolution: "body-parser@npm:1.20.2"
+  dependencies:
+    bytes: "npm:3.1.2"
+    content-type: "npm:~1.0.5"
+    debug: "npm:2.6.9"
+    depd: "npm:2.0.0"
+    destroy: "npm:1.2.0"
+    http-errors: "npm:2.0.0"
+    iconv-lite: "npm:0.4.24"
+    on-finished: "npm:2.4.1"
+    qs: "npm:6.11.0"
+    raw-body: "npm:2.5.2"
+    type-is: "npm:~1.6.18"
+    unpipe: "npm:1.0.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/06f1438fff388a2e2354c96aa3ea8147b79bfcb1262dfcc2aae68ec13723d01d5781680657b74e9f83c808266d5baf52804032fbde2b7382b89bd8cdb273ace9
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "boxen@npm:^7.1.1":
   version: 7.1.1
   resolution: "boxen@npm:7.1.1"
@@ -5521,7 +5541,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"content-type@npm:~1.0.4":
+"content-type@npm:~1.0.4, content-type@npm:~1.0.5":
   version: 1.0.5
   resolution: "content-type@npm:1.0.5"
   checksum: 10c0/b76ebed15c000aee4678c3707e0860cb6abd4e680a598c0a26e17f0bfae723ec9cc2802f0ff1bc6e4d80603719010431d2231018373d4dde10f9ccff9dadf5af
@@ -5549,6 +5569,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"cookie@npm:0.6.0":
+  version: 0.6.0
+  resolution: "cookie@npm:0.6.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/f2318b31af7a31b4ddb4a678d024514df5e705f9be5909a192d7f116cfb6d45cbacf96a473fa733faa95050e7cff26e7832bb3ef94751592f1387b71c8956686
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "cookies@npm:0.8.0":
   version: 0.8.0
   resolution: "cookies@npm:0.8.0"
@@ -7253,7 +7280,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"express@npm:4.18.2, express@npm:^4.17.3":
+"express@npm:4.18.2":
   version: 4.18.2
   resolution: "express@npm:4.18.2"
   dependencies:
@@ -7292,6 +7319,45 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"express@npm:^4.19.2":
+  version: 4.19.2
+  resolution: "express@npm:4.19.2"
+  dependencies:
+    accepts: "npm:~1.3.8"
+    array-flatten: "npm:1.1.1"
+    body-parser: "npm:1.20.2"
+    content-disposition: "npm:0.5.4"
+    content-type: "npm:~1.0.4"
+    cookie: "npm:0.6.0"
+    cookie-signature: "npm:1.0.6"
+    debug: "npm:2.6.9"
+    depd: "npm:2.0.0"
+    encodeurl: "npm:~1.0.2"
+    escape-html: "npm:~1.0.3"
+    etag: "npm:~1.8.1"
+    finalhandler: "npm:1.2.0"
+    fresh: "npm:0.5.2"
+    http-errors: "npm:2.0.0"
+    merge-descriptors: "npm:1.0.1"
+    methods: "npm:~1.1.2"
+    on-finished: "npm:2.4.1"
+    parseurl: "npm:~1.3.3"
+    path-to-regexp: "npm:0.1.7"
+    proxy-addr: "npm:~2.0.7"
+    qs: "npm:6.11.0"
+    range-parser: "npm:~1.2.1"
+    safe-buffer: "npm:5.2.1"
+    send: "npm:0.18.0"
+    serve-static: "npm:1.15.0"
+    setprototypeof: "npm:1.2.0"
+    statuses: "npm:2.0.1"
+    type-is: "npm:~1.6.18"
+    utils-merge: "npm:1.0.1"
+    vary: "npm:~1.1.2"
+  checksum: 10c0/e82e2662ea9971c1407aea9fc3c16d6b963e55e3830cd0ef5e00b533feda8b770af4e3be630488ef8a752d7c75c4fcefb15892868eeaafe7353cb9e3e269fdcb
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "extend-shallow@npm:^2.0.1":
   version: 2.0.1
   resolution: "extend-shallow@npm:2.0.1"
@@ -12589,6 +12655,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"raw-body@npm:2.5.2":
+  version: 2.5.2
+  resolution: "raw-body@npm:2.5.2"
+  dependencies:
+    bytes: "npm:3.1.2"
+    http-errors: "npm:2.0.0"
+    iconv-lite: "npm:0.4.24"
+    unpipe: "npm:1.0.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/b201c4b66049369a60e766318caff5cb3cc5a900efd89bdac431463822d976ad0670912c931fdbdcf5543207daf6f6833bca57aa116e1661d2ea91e12ca692c4
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   resolution: "react-dom@npm:18.2.0"
diff --git a/test-storybooks/server-kitchen-sink/package.json b/test-storybooks/server-kitchen-sink/package.json
index 7ed22443414b..44a029118f38 100644
--- a/test-storybooks/server-kitchen-sink/package.json
+++ b/test-storybooks/server-kitchen-sink/package.json
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@
     "@storybook/server-webpack5": "7.2.0-alpha.0",
     "concurrently": "^5.3.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "express": "^4.17.3",
+    "express": "^4.19.2",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "nodemon": "^2.0.7",
     "pug": "^3.0.0",
     "safe-identifier": "^0.4.1",
     "storybook": "7.2.0-alpha.0"
   }
-}
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+}