diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index febe34319967..65162adc174c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 7.4.5
+
+- UI: Fix infinite hook call causing browsers to freeze - [#24291](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24291), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+
 ## 7.4.4
 
 - Core: Fix Promise cycle bug in useSharedState - [#24268](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24268), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!
diff --git a/code/lib/manager-api/src/index.tsx b/code/lib/manager-api/src/index.tsx
index 3b0a21bdcb94..951dc494a93a 100644
--- a/code/lib/manager-api/src/index.tsx
+++ b/code/lib/manager-api/src/index.tsx
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ export function useSharedState<S>(stateId: string, defaultState?: S) {
     existingState,
     STORYBOOK_ADDON_STATE[stateId] ? STORYBOOK_ADDON_STATE[stateId] : defaultState
   );
-
   let quicksync = false;
 
   if (state === defaultState && defaultState !== undefined) {
@@ -409,7 +408,7 @@ export function useSharedState<S>(stateId: string, defaultState?: S) {
     if (quicksync) {
       api.setAddonState<S>(stateId, defaultState);
     }
-  });
+  }, [quicksync]);
 
   const setState = async (s: S | API_StateMerger<S>, options?: Options) => {
     const result = await api.setAddonState<S>(stateId, s, options);
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index a668aa1d033f..7ec97ef33751 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -327,5 +327,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "7.4.5"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/latest.json b/docs/versions/latest.json
index 2816c1a1d7f8..156ffb2160f3 100644
--- a/docs/versions/latest.json
+++ b/docs/versions/latest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"7.4.4","info":{"plain":"- Core: Fix Promise cycle bug in useSharedState - [#24268](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24268), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!\n- Manager: Fix useAddonState when using a setter function - [#24237](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24237), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!"}}
+{"version":"7.4.5","info":{"plain":"- UI: Fix infinite hook call causing browsers to freeze - [#24291](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24291), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!"}}