diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 5e5a3d3692da..9f2bf2961789 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 10.3.0-beta.1
+
+- Addon-Docs: Add React as optimizeDeps entry - [#34176](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34176), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+- CLI: Avoid hanging of postinstall during init - [#34175](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34175), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+
 ## 10.3.0-beta.0
 
 - Test: Fix clearing mocks in Vitest [#34078](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34078)
diff --git a/code/addons/docs/src/preset.ts b/code/addons/docs/src/preset.ts
index 2aff529e0bcb..f65bf06b228a 100644
--- a/code/addons/docs/src/preset.ts
+++ b/code/addons/docs/src/preset.ts
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ const optimizeViteDeps = [
   '@storybook/addon-docs > @storybook/react-dom-shim',
   'react-dom/client',
   'react/jsx-runtime',
+  'react',
 ];
 
 export { webpackX as webpack, docsX as docs, optimizeViteDeps };
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/AddonConfigurationCommand.test.ts b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/AddonConfigurationCommand.test.ts
index 2df6ed0ca21a..27293bc6c2ee 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/AddonConfigurationCommand.test.ts
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/AddonConfigurationCommand.test.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe('AddonConfigurationCommand', () => {
       expect(addonVitestPostinstall).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         packageManager: 'npm',
         configDir: '.storybook',
-        yes: false,
+        yes: true,
         skipInstall: true,
         skipDependencyManagement: true,
         logger,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('AddonConfigurationCommand', () => {
       expect(addonA11yPostinstall).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         packageManager: 'npm',
         configDir: '.storybook',
-        yes: false,
+        yes: true,
         skipInstall: true,
         skipDependencyManagement: true,
         logger,
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('AddonConfigurationCommand', () => {
       expect(postinstallAddon).toHaveBeenCalledWith('@storybook/addon-docs', {
         packageManager: 'npm',
         configDir: '.storybook',
-        yes: false,
+        yes: true,
         skipInstall: true,
         skipDependencyManagement: true,
         logger,
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ describe('executeAddonConfiguration', () => {
   it('should create command and execute with provided parameters', async () => {
     const result = await executeAddonConfiguration({
       packageManager: mockPackageManager,
-      options: { packageManager: PackageManagerName.NPM, yes: false, disableTelemetry: true },
+      options: { packageManager: PackageManagerName.NPM, disableTelemetry: true },
       addons: [],
       configDir: '.storybook',
     });
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ describe('executeAddonConfiguration', () => {
   it('should execute addon configuration through helper function', async () => {
     const result = await executeAddonConfiguration({
       packageManager: mockPackageManager,
-      options: { packageManager: PackageManagerName.NPM, yes: true, disableTelemetry: false },
+      options: { packageManager: PackageManagerName.NPM, disableTelemetry: false },
       addons: ['@storybook/addon-a11y'],
       configDir: '.storybook',
     });
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/AddonConfigurationCommand.ts b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/AddonConfigurationCommand.ts
index 017fdb166150..fe9de34d6202 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/AddonConfigurationCommand.ts
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/AddonConfigurationCommand.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class AddonConfigurationCommand {
         const options = {
           packageManager: this.packageManager.type,
           configDir,
-          yes: this.commandOptions.yes,
+          yes: true,
           skipInstall: true,
           skipDependencyManagement: true,
           logger,
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 16a5404a0206..d4f3be659178 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -214,5 +214,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "10.3.0-beta.1"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 33fcbb28b966..dca93cb3ae84 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"10.3.0-beta.0","info":{"plain":"- Test: Fix clearing mocks in Vitest [#34078](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34078)\n- Core: Fix event source URL based on refId when multiple iframes share the same origin [#34105](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34105)\n- UI: Make TagsFilter state persistent [#33374](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/33374)\n- A11y: Make resize handles for addon panel and sidebar accessible [#33980](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/33980)\n- Maintenance: Use std-env for AI agent detection in telemetry [#34114](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34114)\n- Addon-Vitest: Make Playwright `--with-deps` platform-aware to avoid `sudo` prompt on Linux [#34121](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34121)\n- Addon-docs: Restore `docs.components` overrides for doc blocks [#34111](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34111)\n- Maintenance: Support vite-plugin-svelte7 which supports Vite 8 [#34115](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34115)\n- Core: Fix handling complex viewport sizes [#33615](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/33615)\n- Core: Fix iframe reference for composed Storybook on a subpath [#34100](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34100)\n- Manifest: Rename `experimentalComponentsManifest` → `componentsManifest`, default to `true` [#33974](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/33974)\n- Manifests: Fix Attached MDX causing wrong component entries [#34101](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34101)\n- Vue3-Vite: Allow paths in docgen tsconfig option [#32310](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/32310), thanks @Thomaash!\n- Next.js: Move image configuration from FrameworkOptions to parameters [#32639](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/32639), thanks @y-hsgw!\n- Docs: Make CSS ordering in DocsContainer more predictable [#34015](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34015)"}}
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+{"version":"10.3.0-beta.1","info":{"plain":"- Addon-Docs: Add React as optimizeDeps entry - [#34176](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34176), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- CLI: Avoid hanging of postinstall during init - [#34175](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/34175), thanks @valentinpalkovic!"}}
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