diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 6180d4046fb2..d810aaf0a937 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+## 8.3.0-alpha.5
+
+- Bug: CLI `init` failure when `--no-install` passed fixed - [#28853](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28853), thanks @ndelangen!
+- CLI: Parse more Yarn Berry errors - [#28816](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28816), thanks @yannbf!
+- Core: Make sure CJS build always has lowest prio - [#28829](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28829), thanks @kasperpeulen!
+- Linting: Formatting fixes on next - [#28854](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28854), thanks @ndelangen!
+- Linting: Sort imports - [#28839](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28839), thanks @ndelangen!
+- Maintenance: Add `node:`-prefix to node core-modules - [#28860](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28860), thanks @ndelangen!
+- Maintenance: Bundle in `lodash` - [#28609](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28609), thanks @ndelangen!
+- Telemetry: Add globals stats - [#28822](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28822), thanks @shilman!
+- Telemetry: Add portable stories - [#26764](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26764), thanks @shilman!
+- Test: Upgrade Vitest to v2 - [#28788](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28788), thanks @yannbf!
+
 ## 8.3.0-alpha.4
 
 - CSF: Allow overridding globals at the story level - [#26654](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26654), thanks @tmeasday!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index d197227ce8f1..c9b730ac07fa 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -279,5 +279,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.3.0-alpha.5"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 50ef052da1b0..31954d29f2e6 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.3.0-alpha.4","info":{"plain":"- CSF: Allow overridding globals at the story level - [#26654](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26654), thanks @tmeasday!\n- Core: Introduce run over play in portable stories, and revert back play changes of 8.2 - [#28764](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28764), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Core: Split Storybook CLI  - [#28519](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28519), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Fix: Invariant failed: Expected package.json#version to be defined in the \\\"undefined\\\" package - [#28752](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28752), thanks @abcdmku!\n- Next.js: Make RSC portable-stories compatible - [#28756](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28756), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- UI: Fix collapse/expand all functionality - [#28582](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28582), thanks @filipemelo2002!"}}
+{"version":"8.3.0-alpha.5","info":{"plain":"- Bug: CLI `init` failure when `--no-install` passed fixed - [#28853](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28853), thanks @ndelangen!\n- CLI: Parse more Yarn Berry errors - [#28816](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28816), thanks @yannbf!\n- Core: Make sure CJS build always has lowest prio - [#28829](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28829), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Linting: Formatting fixes on next - [#28854](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28854), thanks @ndelangen!\n- Linting: Sort imports - [#28839](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28839), thanks @ndelangen!\n- Maintenance: Add `node:`-prefix to node core-modules - [#28860](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28860), thanks @ndelangen!\n- Maintenance: Bundle in `lodash` - [#28609](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28609), thanks @ndelangen!\n- Telemetry: Add globals stats - [#28822](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28822), thanks @shilman!\n- Telemetry: Add portable stories - [#26764](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26764), thanks @shilman!\n- Test: Upgrade Vitest to v2 - [#28788](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28788), thanks @yannbf!"}}