diff --git a/.agents/skills/canary/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/canary/SKILL.md
index df58c93c3ff6..8ecfbe5d8dbb 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/canary/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/canary/SKILL.md
@@ -1,68 +1,158 @@
 ---
 name: canary
-description: Triggers a canary release for a Storybook PR. Use when the user wants to publish a canary version, create a pre-release, or test a PR via npm.
+description: Finds or publishes a pkg.pr.new canary release for a Storybook branch. Use when the user wants the canary package specifier for a branch or needs to trigger the canary workflow manually.
 allowed-tools: Bash
 ---
 
-# Publish Canary Release
+# Find Or Publish Canary Release
 
-Publishes a canary version of Storybook from a PR to npm.
+Use this skill to get a branch-specific canary build from `pkg.pr.new`.
 
-## Usage
+Canary publishes are driven by the `publish-canary.yml` workflow.
 
-To trigger a canary release, run:
+The labels that trigger automatic canary publishes on PRs are:
+
+- `ci:normal`
+- `ci:merged`
+- `ci:daily`
+
+## Version string
+
+The canary version string is constructed like this:
+
+```text
+storybook@https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@<SHA>
+```
+
+Replace `<SHA>` with the full commit SHA.
+
+## Check whether a canary already exists
 
 ```bash
-gh workflow run --repo storybookjs/storybook publish.yml --field pr=<PR_NUMBER>
+SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+curl -I "https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@$SHA"
 ```
 
-## What happens
+An HTTP `200` status code means the canary already exists for that commit.
+
+## Decision flow
+
+Use this skill with the following if-then behavior.
 
-1. GitHub Actions builds and publishes the PR as `0.0.0-pr-<PR_NUMBER>-sha-<SHORT_SHA>`
-2. The version is published to npm with the `canary` tag
-3. The PR body is updated with the exact version and install instructions
+### A. If the branch already has a PR with one of the CI labels
 
-## Version format
+If the branch already has an associated PR labeled `ci:normal`, `ci:merged`, or `ci:daily`, do not trigger anything manually first. Reuse the workflow run that should already exist.
 
-The canary version follows a **predictable structure**:
+Find the labeled PR for the current branch:
 
+```bash
+BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
+
+gh pr list \
+	--repo storybookjs/storybook \
+	--head "$BRANCH" \
+	--state open \
+	--json number,title,labels,url \
+	--jq '.[] | select(any(.labels[]?; .name == "ci:normal" or .name == "ci:merged" or .name == "ci:daily"))'
 ```
-0.0.0-pr-<PR_NUMBER>-sha-<SHORT_SHA>
+
+Find the latest successful canary workflow run for that branch:
+
+```bash
+BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
+
+RUN_ID=$(gh run list \
+	--repo storybookjs/storybook \
+	--workflow publish-canary.yml \
+	--branch "$BRANCH" \
+	--event pull_request \
+	--json databaseId,conclusion \
+	--jq '.[] | select(.conclusion == "success") | .databaseId' \
+	| head -n 1)
+
+gh run view "$RUN_ID" --repo storybookjs/storybook
+```
+
+Pull the SHA from that run and construct the version string from it:
+
+```bash
+RUN_SHA=$(gh run view "$RUN_ID" --repo storybookjs/storybook --json headSha --jq '.headSha')
+echo "storybook@https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@$RUN_SHA"
 ```
 
-- `<PR_NUMBER>`: The PR number (e.g., `33526`)
-- `<SHORT_SHA>`: First 8 characters of the commit SHA (e.g., `a2e09fa2`)
+Optionally confirm the package is live:
 
-**Example:** For PR #33526 with commit `a2e09fa284a...`, the canary version is:
-`0.0.0-pr-33526-sha-a2e09fa2`
+```bash
+curl -I "https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@$RUN_SHA"
+```
 
-You can construct the version yourself if you know the PR number and the latest commit SHA on that PR.
+### B. If the branch does not have a PR with one of the CI labels
 
-## After publishing
+Trigger the canary workflow manually on the branch and watch it finish. It usually takes about 10 minutes.
 
-Check the PR body for the published version. It will show something like:
+```bash
+BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
 
-> This pull request has been released as version `0.0.0-pr-33365-sha-b6656566`
+gh workflow run --repo storybookjs/storybook publish-canary.yml --ref "$BRANCH"
+```
 
-Then test with:
+Find the new workflow run and watch it:
 
 ```bash
-npx storybook@<VERSION_FROM_PR> sandbox
+BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
+
+RUN_ID=$(gh run list \
+	--repo storybookjs/storybook \
+	--workflow publish-canary.yml \
+	--branch "$BRANCH" \
+	--event workflow_dispatch \
+	--json databaseId \
+	--jq '.[0].databaseId')
+
+gh run watch "$RUN_ID" --repo storybookjs/storybook
+```
+
+When it finishes successfully, pull the SHA from the run and construct the version string:
+
+```bash
+RUN_SHA=$(gh run view "$RUN_ID" --repo storybookjs/storybook --json headSha --jq '.headSha')
+echo "storybook@https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@$RUN_SHA"
+```
+
+Optionally confirm the package is live:
+
+```bash
+curl -I "https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@$RUN_SHA"
 ```
 
-Or upgrade an existing project:
+## Use the canary
+
+For a new project:
+
+```bash
+npm create storybook@https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@<SHA>
+```
+
+For an existing project:
 
 ```bash
-npx storybook@<VERSION_FROM_PR> upgrade
+npx storybook@https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@<SHA> upgrade
 ```
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- You must have admin permissions on the storybookjs/storybook repo
-- The PR must exist and be open
-- You need `gh` CLI authenticated
+- You need `gh` CLI authenticated for `storybookjs/storybook`
+- You need permission to run workflows in the repository for manual dispatch
+- The canary workflow is `publish-canary.yml`
 
 ## Monitor progress
 
-Watch the workflow run at:
-https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/actions/workflows/publish.yml
+Workflow page:
+
+- https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/actions/workflows/publish-canary.yml
+
+CLI:
+
+```bash
+gh run list --repo storybookjs/storybook --workflow publish-canary.yml
+```
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index a57d93ef584e..0c6fb1253e6d 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ Thank you for contributing to Storybook! Please submit all PRs to the `next` bra
 
    </details>
 
-### 🦋 Canary release
+<!-- CANARY_RELEASE_HEADING -->
+## 🦋 Canary Release - 🚫 Not run
+<!-- CANARY_RELEASE_HEADING -->
 
 <!-- CANARY_RELEASE_SECTION -->
 
-This PR does not have a canary release associated. You can request a canary release of this pull request by mentioning the `@storybookjs/core` team here.
-
-_core team members can create a canary release [here](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/actions/workflows/publish.yml) or locally with `gh workflow run --repo storybookjs/storybook publish.yml --field pr=<PR_NUMBER>`_
+This PR does not have a canary release associated. Canary releases are automatically created when one of `ci:normal`, `ci:merged`, or `ci:daily` labels are added to the PR.
 
 <!-- CANARY_RELEASE_SECTION -->
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-canary.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-canary.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..44fb5c805225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-canary.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+name: Publish Canary Packages
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled]
+
+env:
+  PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: 1
+  PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD: 1
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref_name || github.event.pull_request.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  publish-canary:
+    name: Publish Canary Packages
+    if: |
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+      (
+        (github.event.action == 'labeled' && contains(fromJSON('["ci:normal","ci:merged","ci:daily"]'), github.event.label.name)) ||
+        (github.event.action != 'labeled' && (
+          contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:normal') ||
+          contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:merged') ||
+          contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:daily')
+        ))
+      )
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Build Canary Release Status
+        id: canary-status
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        env:
+          REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+        run: |
+          echo "run_url=https://github.com/$REPOSITORY/actions/runs/$RUN_ID" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: "Update Canary Release Heading: Pending"
+        id: replace-canary-heading-pending
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        continue-on-error: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository }}
+        uses: ivangabriele/find-and-replace-pull-request-body@9d26f37218b2649daea37dbc04bfd092b9ebeeca # v1.1.5
+        with:
+          githubToken: ${{ github.token }}
+          find: "CANARY_RELEASE_HEADING"
+          isHtmlCommentTag: true
+          replace: "## 🦋 Canary Release - ⏳ [Pending](${{ steps.canary-status.outputs.run_url }})"
+
+      - name: Checkout Pull Request Head
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || github.repository }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js and Install Dependencies
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-and-install
+        with:
+          install-code-deps: true
+
+      - name: Build
+        working-directory: code
+        run: yarn task --task compile --start-from=auto --no-link
+
+      - name: Publish
+        id: publish
+        working-directory: scripts
+        run: |
+          yarn workspaces list --json --no-private \
+            | jq -j '"../" + .location + "\u0000"' \
+            | xargs -0 -r yarn pkg-pr-new publish --no-template --comment=off --json=./pkg-pr-new-output.json
+
+          test -s ./pkg-pr-new-output.json
+
+      - name: Build Canary Release Content
+        id: canary-content
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        working-directory: scripts
+        env:
+          COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        run: |
+          storybook_package_url=$(jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name == "storybook") | .url' ./pkg-pr-new-output.json)
+
+          if [[ -z "$storybook_package_url" ]]; then
+            storybook_package_url="https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@$COMMIT_SHA"
+          fi
+
+          echo 'heading<<EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          printf '## 🦋 Canary Release - 🚢 Released `%s`\n' "$storybook_package_url" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo 'EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          echo 'body<<EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          cat <<EOF >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          This pull request has been released as canary packages. Try it out in a new project or update an existing project with the commands below.
+
+          ```sh
+          # For a new project
+          npm create storybook@$storybook_package_url
+
+          # or for an existing project
+          npx storybook@$storybook_package_url upgrade
+          ```
+
+          EOF
+          echo 'EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: "Update Canary Release Heading: Released"
+        id: replace-canary-heading-released
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && steps.canary-content.outcome == 'success' }}
+        continue-on-error: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository }}
+        uses: ivangabriele/find-and-replace-pull-request-body@9d26f37218b2649daea37dbc04bfd092b9ebeeca # v1.1.5
+        with:
+          githubToken: ${{ github.token }}
+          find: "CANARY_RELEASE_HEADING"
+          isHtmlCommentTag: true
+          replace: ${{ steps.canary-content.outputs.heading }}
+
+      - name: Update Canary Release Body
+        id: replace-pr-body
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        continue-on-error: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository }}
+        uses: ivangabriele/find-and-replace-pull-request-body@9d26f37218b2649daea37dbc04bfd092b9ebeeca # v1.1.5
+        with:
+          githubToken: ${{ github.token }}
+          find: "CANARY_RELEASE_SECTION"
+          isHtmlCommentTag: true
+          replace: ${{ steps.canary-content.outputs.body }}
+
+      - name: "Update Canary Release Heading: Failed"
+        id: replace-canary-heading-failed
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && failure() && steps.publish.outcome != 'success' }}
+        continue-on-error: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository }}
+        uses: ivangabriele/find-and-replace-pull-request-body@9d26f37218b2649daea37dbc04bfd092b9ebeeca # v1.1.5
+        with:
+          githubToken: ${{ github.token }}
+          find: "CANARY_RELEASE_HEADING"
+          isHtmlCommentTag: true
+          replace: "## 🦋 Canary Release - 💥 [Failed](${{ steps.canary-status.outputs.run_url }})"
+
+      - name: Create Failure Comment on PR
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && failure() && steps.publish.outcome != 'success' && steps.replace-pr-body.outcome != 'failure' }}
+        continue-on-error: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository }}
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          TRIGGERING_ACTOR: ${{ github.triggering_actor }}
+          RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+        run: |
+          gh pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" \
+            --repo "$REPOSITORY" \
+            --body "Failed to publish canary packages for this pull request, triggered by @$TRIGGERING_ACTOR. See the failed workflow run at: https://github.com/$REPOSITORY/actions/runs/$RUN_ID"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index ca9f12f069c9..21b00245e6ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,11 @@
 name: Publish
-run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('Publish Canary on PR #{0}, triggered by {1}', inputs.pr, github.triggering_actor) || format('Publish new version on {0}, triggered by {1}', github.ref_name, github.triggering_actor) }}"
+run-name: "${{ format('Publish new version on {0}, triggered by {1}', github.ref_name, github.triggering_actor) }}"
 
 on:
   push:
-    # Normal releases, major/minor/patch/prerelease
     branches:
       - latest-release
       - next-release
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    # Manual canary releases on PRs
-    inputs:
-      pr:
-        description: "⚠️ CANARY RELEASES ONLY - Enter the pull request number to create a canary release for"
-        required: true
-        type: number
-  pull_request:
-    # Automated canary releases on PRs with the "with-canary-release"-suffix in the branch name
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 env:
   PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: 1
@@ -25,17 +14,9 @@ env:
 permissions:
   id-token: write
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
-concurrency:
-  # Group concurrent runs based on the event type:
-  # - For workflow_dispatch and pull_request: group by PR number to allow only one canary release per PR
-  # - For push events: group by branch name to prevent multiple releases on the same branch
-  group: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('{0}-{1}', github.workflow, inputs.pr) || github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('{0}-{1}', github.workflow, github.event.pull_request.number) || format('{0}-{1}', github.workflow, github.ref_name) }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
-  publish-normal:
+  publish:
     name: Publish normal version
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: |
@@ -202,106 +183,3 @@ jobs:
         uses: Ilshidur/action-discord@d2594079a10f1d6739ee50a2471f0ca57418b554 # v0.4.0
         with:
           args: "The GitHub Action for publishing version ${{ steps.version.outputs.current-version }} (triggered by ${{ github.triggering_actor }}) failed! See run at: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
-
-  publish-canary:
-    name: Publish canary version
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: |
-      github.repository_owner == 'storybookjs' &&
-      (
-        github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-        (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && endsWith(github.head_ref, 'with-canary-release'))
-      ) &&
-      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') != true
-    environment: Release
-    steps:
-      - name: Fail if triggering actor is not administrator
-        uses: prince-chrismc/check-actor-permissions-action@87c6d9b36c730377858fd9719fbbac1b58fa678d # no version attached, ahead of last release
-        with:
-          permission: admin
-
-      - name: Get pull request information
-        id: info
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.pr || github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
-        run: |
-          PR_INFO=$(gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPOSITORY" --json isCrossRepository,headRefOid,headRefName,headRepository,headRepositoryOwner --jq '{isFork: .isCrossRepository, owner: .headRepositoryOwner.login, repoName: .headRepository.name, branch: .headRefName, sha: .headRefOid}')
-          echo $PR_INFO
-          # Loop through each key-value pair in PR_INFO and set as step output
-          for key in $(echo "$PR_INFO" | jq -r 'keys[]'); do
-            value=$(echo "$PR_INFO" | jq -r ".$key")
-            echo "$key=$value" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          done
-          echo "repository=$(echo "$PR_INFO" | jq -r ".owner")/$(echo "$PR_INFO" | jq -r ".repoName")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "shortSha=$(echo "$PR_INFO" | jq -r ".sha" | cut -c 1-8)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "date=$(date)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "timestamp=$(date +%s)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-        with:
-          repository: ${{ steps.info.outputs.isFork == 'true' && steps.info.outputs.repository || null }}
-          ref: ${{ steps.info.outputs.sha }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js and Install Dependencies
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-and-install
-        with:
-          install-code-deps: true
-
-      - name: Set version
-        id: version
-        working-directory: scripts
-        env:
-          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.pr || github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          SHORT_SHA: ${{ steps.info.outputs.shortSha }}
-        run: |
-          yarn release:version --exact "0.0.0-pr-$PR_NUMBER-sha-$SHORT_SHA" --verbose
-
-      - name: Publish v${{ steps.version.outputs.next-version }}
-        env:
-          NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-        working-directory: scripts
-        run: yarn release:publish --tag canary --verbose
-
-      - name: Replace Pull Request Body
-        uses: ivangabriele/find-and-replace-pull-request-body@042438c6cbfbacf6a4701d6042f59b1f73db2fd8 # no version attached, ahead of last release
-        with:
-          githubToken: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          prNumber: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.pr || '' }}
-          find: "CANARY_RELEASE_SECTION"
-          isHtmlCommentTag: true
-          replace: |
-            This pull request has been released as version `${{ steps.version.outputs.next-version }}`. Try it out in a new sandbox by running `npx storybook@${{ steps.version.outputs.next-version }} sandbox` or in an existing project with `npx storybook@${{ steps.version.outputs.next-version }} upgrade`.
-            <details>
-            <summary>More information</summary>
-
-            | | |
-            | --- | --- |
-            | **Published version** | [`${{ steps.version.outputs.next-version }}`](https://npmjs.com/package/storybook/v/${{ steps.version.outputs.next-version }}) |
-            | **Triggered by** | @${{ github.triggering_actor }} |
-            | **Repository** | [${{ steps.info.outputs.repository }}](https://github.com/${{ steps.info.outputs.repository }}) |
-            | **Branch** | [`${{ steps.info.outputs.branch }}`](https://github.com/${{ steps.info.outputs.repository }}/tree/${{ steps.info.outputs.branch }}) |
-            | **Commit** | [`${{ steps.info.outputs.shortSha }}`](https://github.com/${{ steps.info.outputs.repository }}/commit/${{ steps.info.outputs.sha }}) |
-            | **Datetime** | ${{ steps.info.outputs.date }} (`${{ steps.info.outputs.timestamp }}`) |
-            | **Workflow run** | [${{ github.run_id }}](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}) |
-
-            To request a new release of this pull request, mention the `@storybookjs/core` team.
-
-            _core team members can create a new canary release [here](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/actions/workflows/publish.yml) or locally with `gh workflow run --repo storybookjs/storybook publish.yml --field pr=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.pr || github.event.pull_request.number }}`_
-            </details>
-
-      - name: Create failing comment on PR
-        if: failure()
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.pr || github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
-          TRIGGERING_ACTOR: ${{ github.triggering_actor }}
-          RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
-        run: |
-          gh pr comment "$PR_NUMBER"\
-            --repo "$REPOSITORY"\
-            --body "Failed to publish canary version of this pull request, triggered by @$TRIGGERING_ACTOR. See the failed workflow run at: https://github.com/$REPOSITORY/actions/runs/$RUN_ID"
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING/RELEASING.md b/CONTRIBUTING/RELEASING.md
index 8c517c161ecb..239e09a4199d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING/RELEASING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING/RELEASING.md
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 - [Releasing changes to older minor versions](#releasing-changes-to-older-minor-versions)
 - [Releasing Locally in an Emergency 🚨](#releasing-locally-in-an-emergency-)
 - [Canary Releases](#canary-releases)
-  - [With GitHub UI](#with-github-ui)
-  - [With the CLI](#with-the-cli)
+  - [Manual Canary Release](#manual-canary-release)
+    - [With GitHub UI](#with-github-ui)
+    - [With the CLI](#with-the-cli)
 - [Versioning Scenarios](#versioning-scenarios)
   - [Prereleases - `7.1.0-alpha.12` -\> `7.1.0-alpha.13`](#prereleases---710-alpha12---710-alpha13)
   - [Prerelease promotions - `7.1.0-alpha.13` -\> `7.1.0-beta.0`](#prerelease-promotions---710-alpha13---710-beta0)
@@ -429,49 +430,24 @@ Before you start you should make sure that your working tree is clean and the re
 
 ## Canary Releases
 
-It's possible to release any pull request as a canary release multiple times during development. This is an effective way to try out changes in standalone projects without linking projects together via package managers.
+For most pull requests, no manual action is needed to get canary packages. PRs labeled `ci:normal`, `ci:merged`, or `ci:daily` automatically trigger the [canary publish workflow](../.github/workflows/publish-canary.yml), which publishes packages to `pkg.pr.new` and updates the PR body with commands for creating a new project or upgrading an existing one.
 
-To create a canary release, a core team member (or anyone else with administrator privileges) must manually trigger the publish workflow with the pull request number.
+### Manual Canary Release
 
-**Before creating a canary release from contributors, the core team member must ensure that the code being released is not malicious.**
+If you want to publish a canary without triggering the whole CI or on a branch that doesn't have a PR yet, you can trigger the canary publish workflow yourself on the branch you want to publish. Manual canary publishes only publish the packages; they do not edit any PR body or post comments, so you have to check the workflow to see the published version number.
 
-Creating a canary release can either be done via GitHub's UI or the [CLI](https://cli.github.com/):
+#### With GitHub UI
 
-### With GitHub UI
-
-1. Open the workflow UI at https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/actions/workflows/publish.yml
+1. Open the workflow UI at https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/actions/workflows/publish-canary.yml
 2. On the top right corner, click "Run workflow"
-3. For "branch", **always select `next`**, regardless of which branch your pull request is on
-4. For the pull request number, input the number for the pull request **without a leading #**
-
-### With the CLI
+3. For "branch", select the branch you want to publish canary packages from
 
-The following command will trigger a workflow run - replace `<PR_NUMBER>` with the actual pull request number:
+#### With the CLI
 
 ```bash
-gh workflow run --repo storybookjs/storybook publish.yml --field pr=<PR_NUMBER>
+gh workflow run --repo storybookjs/storybook publish-canary.yml --ref <BRANCH>
 ```
 
-When the release succeeds, it will update the "Canary release" section of the pull request with information about the release and how to use it (see example [here](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23508)). If it fails, it will create a comment on the pull request, tagging the triggering actor to let them know that it failed (see example [here](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23508#issuecomment-1642850467)).
-
-The canary release will have the following version format: `0.0.0-pr-<PR_NUMBER>-sha-<COMMIT_SHA>`, e.g., `0.0.0-pr-23508-5ec8c1c3`. Using v0.0.0 ensures that no user will accidentally get the canary release when using a canary with prereleases, eg. `^7.2.0-alpha.0`
-
-> ** Note **
-> All canary releases are released under the same "canary" dist tag. This means you'll technically be able to install it with `npm install @storybook/cli@canary`. However, this doesn't make sense, as releases from subsequent pull requests will overwrite that tag quickly. Therefore you should always install the specific version string, e.g., `npm install @storybook/cli@0.0.0-pr-23508-sha-5ec8c1c3`.
-
-<details>
-  <summary>Isn't there a simpler/smarter way to do this?</summary>
-
-The simple approach would be to release canaries for all pull requests automatically; however, this would be insecure as any contributor with Write privileges to the repository (200+ users) could create a malicious pull request that alters the release script to release a malicious release (e.g., release a patch version that adds a crypto miner).
-
-To alleviate this, we only allow the "Release" GitHub environment that contains the npm token to be accessible from workflows running on the protected branches (`next`, `main`, etc.).
-
-You could also be tempted to require approval from admins before running the workflows. However, this would spam the core team with GitHub notifications for workflow runs seeking approval - even when a core team member triggered the workflow. Therefore we are doing it the other way around, requiring contributors and maintainers to ask for a canary release to be created explicitly.
-
-Instead of triggering the workflow manually, you could also do something smart, like trigger it when there's a specific label on the pull request or when someone writes a specific comment on the pull request. However, this would create a lot of unnecessary workflow runs because there isn't a way to filter workflow runs based on labels or comment content. The only way to achieve this would be to trigger the workflow on every comment/labeling, then cancel it if it didn't contain the expected content, which is inefficient.
-
-</details>
-
 ## Versioning Scenarios
 
 There are multiple types of releases that use the same principles, but are done somewhat differently.
diff --git a/code/addons/a11y/package.json b/code/addons/a11y/package.json
index dbb19f47ec2e..0e8bc01204a1 100644
--- a/code/addons/a11y/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/a11y/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/addons/a11y"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/addons/docs/package.json b/code/addons/docs/package.json
index 15d42885084e..7defa3272dc7 100644
--- a/code/addons/docs/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/docs/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/addons/docs"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/addons/links/package.json b/code/addons/links/package.json
index 8bab9cb627f8..5eaa029b8acd 100644
--- a/code/addons/links/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/links/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/addons/links"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/addons/onboarding/package.json b/code/addons/onboarding/package.json
index c06e86f798ca..d60c06b3ef05 100644
--- a/code/addons/onboarding/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/onboarding/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/addons/onboarding"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/addons/pseudo-states/package.json b/code/addons/pseudo-states/package.json
index 7f525d4b93f8..c19ef5f25178 100644
--- a/code/addons/pseudo-states/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/pseudo-states/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/addons/pseudo-states"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/addons/themes/package.json b/code/addons/themes/package.json
index e5b741b225bb..fcccbd666519 100644
--- a/code/addons/themes/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/themes/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/addons/themes"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/addons/vitest/package.json b/code/addons/vitest/package.json
index 6ebd4c572753..660e0bdf7912 100644
--- a/code/addons/vitest/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/vitest/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/addons/vitest"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json b/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
index c98f79c6dcfb..014889948470 100644
--- a/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/builders/builder-vite/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/builders/builder-vite"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json b/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
index 8d0a9697da52..bd63626eaa4f 100644
--- a/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/builders/builder-webpack5/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/builders/builder-webpack5"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/core/package.json b/code/core/package.json
index 7d00d9dc88e5..b8b4f462e1c3 100644
--- a/code/core/package.json
+++ b/code/core/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/core"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/core/src/common/index.ts b/code/core/src/common/index.ts
index 45fed303b598..ec4c0109734f 100644
--- a/code/core/src/common/index.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/common/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export * from './utils/envs.ts';
 export * from './utils/common-glob-options.ts';
 export * from './utils/framework.ts';
 export * from './utils/get-builder-options.ts';
+export * from './utils/get-pkg-pr-new-package-specifier.ts';
 export * from './utils/get-framework-name.ts';
 export * from './utils/get-renderer-name.ts';
 export * from './utils/get-storybook-configuration.ts';
diff --git a/code/core/src/common/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.test.ts b/code/core/src/common/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.test.ts
index 63353cc26828..cbdfccb33689 100644
--- a/code/core/src/common/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.test.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/common/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.test.ts
@@ -46,5 +46,14 @@ describe('JsPackageManager', () => {
 
       expect(result).toEqual(['@storybook/new-addon@^next']);
     });
+
+    it('should map pkg.pr.new create-storybook specifiers to Storybook packages', async () => {
+      const result = await jsPackageManager.getVersionedPackages(['@storybook/react'], {
+        storybookVersionSpecifier: 'https://pkg.pr.new/create-storybook@abc123',
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual(['@storybook/react@https://pkg.pr.new/@storybook/react@abc123']);
+      expect(mockLatestVersion).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/code/core/src/common/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.ts b/code/core/src/common/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.ts
index 0c2b70f72d6b..27fd45dc055e 100644
--- a/code/core/src/common/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/common/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import invariant from 'tiny-invariant';
 
 import { HandledError } from '../utils/HandledError.ts';
 import type { ExecuteCommandOptions } from '../utils/command.ts';
+import { getPkgPrNewPackageSpecifier } from '../utils/get-pkg-pr-new-package-specifier.ts';
 import { findFilesUp, getProjectRoot } from '../utils/paths.ts';
 import storybookPackagesVersions from '../versions.ts';
 import type { PackageJson, PackageJsonWithDepsAndDevDeps } from './PackageJson.ts';
@@ -71,14 +72,20 @@ export function getPrettyPackageManagerName(packageManager: string | undefined):
  * @returns A tuple of 2 elements: [packageName, packageVersion]
  */
 export function getPackageDetails(pkg: string): [string, string?] {
-  const idx = pkg.lastIndexOf('@');
-  // If the only `@` is the first character, it is a scoped package
-  // If it isn't in the string, it will be -1
-  if (idx <= 0) {
+  const isScopedPackage = pkg.startsWith('@');
+  const scopeSeparatorIndex = isScopedPackage ? pkg.indexOf('/') : -1;
+  const versionSeparatorIndex = isScopedPackage
+    ? scopeSeparatorIndex === -1
+      ? -1
+      : pkg.indexOf('@', scopeSeparatorIndex + 1)
+    : pkg.indexOf('@');
+
+  if (versionSeparatorIndex <= 0) {
     return [pkg, undefined];
   }
-  const packageName = pkg.slice(0, idx);
-  const packageVersion = pkg.slice(idx + 1);
+
+  const packageName = pkg.slice(0, versionSeparatorIndex);
+  const packageVersion = pkg.slice(versionSeparatorIndex + 1);
   return [packageName, packageVersion];
 }
 
@@ -420,7 +427,10 @@ export abstract class JsPackageManager {
    *
    * @param packages
    */
-  public getVersionedPackages(packages: string[]): Promise<string[]> {
+  public getVersionedPackages(
+    packages: string[],
+    options?: { storybookVersionSpecifier?: string }
+  ): Promise<string[]> {
     return Promise.all(
       packages.map(async (pkg) => {
         const [packageName, packageVersion] = getPackageDetails(pkg);
@@ -431,6 +441,17 @@ export abstract class JsPackageManager {
           return pkg;
         }
 
+        if (packageName in storybookPackagesVersions) {
+          const pkgPrNewSpecifier = getPkgPrNewPackageSpecifier(
+            packageName,
+            options?.storybookVersionSpecifier
+          );
+
+          if (pkgPrNewSpecifier) {
+            return `${packageName}@${pkgPrNewSpecifier}`;
+          }
+        }
+
         const latestInRange = await this.latestVersion(packageName, packageVersion);
 
         const k = packageName as keyof typeof storybookPackagesVersions;
diff --git a/code/core/src/common/utils/get-pkg-pr-new-package-specifier.ts b/code/core/src/common/utils/get-pkg-pr-new-package-specifier.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9fa32f2c3df8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/core/src/common/utils/get-pkg-pr-new-package-specifier.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const PKG_PR_NEW_STORYBOOK_SPECIFIER_RE =
+  /^(https?:\/\/[^/\s]*pkg\.pr\.new\/)(?:create-storybook|storybook|@storybook\/[^@\s]+)(@[^\s]+)$/;
+
+export const isPkgPrNewVersionSpecifier = (storybookVersionSpecifier?: string) =>
+  !!storybookVersionSpecifier?.match(PKG_PR_NEW_STORYBOOK_SPECIFIER_RE);
+
+export const getPkgPrNewPackageSpecifier = (
+  packageName: string,
+  storybookVersionSpecifier?: string
+) => {
+  if (!storybookVersionSpecifier) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const match = storybookVersionSpecifier.match(PKG_PR_NEW_STORYBOOK_SPECIFIER_RE);
+
+  if (!match) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const [, prefix, suffix] = match;
+  return `${prefix}${packageName}${suffix}`;
+};
diff --git a/code/frameworks/angular/package.json b/code/frameworks/angular/package.json
index 9b8f71b290a6..beb22b063fba 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/angular/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/angular/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/angular"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/ember/package.json b/code/frameworks/ember/package.json
index 1919c22e7dee..a66685a21853 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/ember/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/ember/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/ember"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/html-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/html-vite/package.json
index c2bac355d224..a436bcc367b0 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/html-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/html-vite/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/html-vite"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/nextjs-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/nextjs-vite/package.json
index 5fb3de4ca54d..66a398acaecf 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/nextjs-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/nextjs-vite/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/nextjs"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/nextjs/package.json b/code/frameworks/nextjs/package.json
index d21e84328319..9d8b146a3de2 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/nextjs/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/nextjs"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json
index 60c3b76df2c9..90f81aace324 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/preact-vite/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/preact-vite"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/react-native-web-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/react-native-web-vite/package.json
index 6b8893bfa9db..d7d03201f2a1 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/react-native-web-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/react-native-web-vite/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/react-native-web-vite"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json
index 27f2070b71e2..793bdb51b2c8 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/react-vite/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/react-vite"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json
index 524652bea225..e222c963e885 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/react-webpack5/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/react-webpack5"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json b/code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json
index 32675ba48254..1cea6085fe1a 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/server-webpack5/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/server-webpack5"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json
index ff19c0fe11ec..3d172b2a571c 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/svelte-vite/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/svelte-vite"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json b/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json
index 2469f0eeca34..df72ef47e0c5 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/sveltekit/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/sveltekit"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/tanstack-react/package.json b/code/frameworks/tanstack-react/package.json
index fa21f3b80a4e..f106181b36b9 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/tanstack-react/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/tanstack-react/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/tanstack-react"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/package.json
index e201a001373d..b3485f7d868b 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/vue3-vite/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/vue3-vite"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json b/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json
index 411a803d7e7a..a4dbf4c887ab 100644
--- a/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json
+++ b/code/frameworks/web-components-vite/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/frameworks/web-components-vite"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json b/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json
index e306cdbe4673..d766e7a4c687 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/cli-sb/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/lib/cli-sb"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json b/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json
index 5d85e36d3f3a..7cc4c3a41512 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/cli-storybook/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/lib/cli-storybook"
   },
   "funding": {
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     "leven": "^4.0.0",
     "p-limit": "^7.2.0",
     "picocolors": "^1.1.0",
+    "process-ancestry": "^0.0.2",
     "semver": "^7.7.3",
     "slash": "^5.0.0",
     "tiny-invariant": "^1.3.3",
diff --git a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/doctor/getIncompatibleStorybookPackages.ts b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/doctor/getIncompatibleStorybookPackages.ts
index 1741555024f5..e73a2d885852 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/doctor/getIncompatibleStorybookPackages.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/doctor/getIncompatibleStorybookPackages.ts
@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ export const checkPackageCompatibility = async (
 export const getIncompatibleStorybookPackages = async (
   context: Context
 ): Promise<AnalysedPackage[]> => {
-  if (context.currentStorybookVersion.includes('0.0.0')) {
-    // We can't know if a Storybook canary version is compatible with other packages, so we skip it
-    return [];
-  }
-
   const allDeps = context.packageManager.getAllDependencies();
   const storybookLikeDeps = Object.keys(allDeps).filter((dep) => dep.includes('storybook'));
   if (storybookLikeDeps.length === 0 && !context.skipErrors) {
diff --git a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/upgrade.test.ts b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/upgrade.test.ts
index 08bf9adced34..db724a7f0a73 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/upgrade.test.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/upgrade.test.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,22 @@ import type * as sbcc from 'storybook/internal/common';
 import type { JsPackageManager } from 'storybook/internal/common';
 
 import { getStorybookVersion } from './upgrade.ts';
-import { generateUpgradeSpecs } from './util.ts';
+import { collectProjects, generateUpgradeSpecs } from './util.ts';
 
 const findInstallationsMock =
   vi.fn<(arg: string[]) => Promise<sbcc.InstallationMetadata | undefined>>();
 const getInstalledVersionMock = vi.fn<(arg: string) => Promise<string | undefined>>();
+const { getStorybookDataMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  getStorybookDataMock: vi.fn(),
+}));
 
 vi.mock('storybook/internal/telemetry');
+vi.mock('./autoblock/index.ts', () => ({
+  autoblock: vi.fn(async () => null),
+}));
+vi.mock('./automigrate/helpers/mainConfigFile.ts', () => ({
+  getStorybookData: getStorybookDataMock,
+}));
 vi.mock('storybook/internal/common', async (importOriginal) => {
   const originalModule = (await importOriginal()) as typeof sbcc;
   return {
@@ -149,6 +158,58 @@ describe('toUpgradedDependencies', () => {
 
       expect(result).toEqual(['@storybook/react@9.0.0']);
     });
+
+    it('should use pkg.pr.new specs for monorepo packages when invoked from a preview URL', async () => {
+      const deps = {
+        '@storybook/react': '^8.0.0',
+        '@storybook/vue3': '~8.0.0',
+      };
+
+      const result = await generateUpgradeSpecs(deps, {
+        packageManager: mockPackageManager,
+        isCanary: false,
+        isCLIOutdated: false,
+        isCLIPrerelease: false,
+        isCLIExactPrerelease: false,
+        isCLIExactLatest: false,
+        storybookVersionSpecifier: 'https://pkg.pr.new/storybook@abc123',
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual([
+        '@storybook/react@https://pkg.pr.new/@storybook/react@abc123',
+        '@storybook/vue3@https://pkg.pr.new/@storybook/vue3@abc123',
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('should treat pkg.pr.new Storybook specifiers as canaries during project collection', async () => {
+      const mockPackageManager = {
+        latestVersion: vi.fn(async (packageName: string) =>
+          packageName === 'storybook@next' ? '9.1.0-beta.1' : '9.0.0'
+        ),
+      } as unknown as JsPackageManager;
+
+      getStorybookDataMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        configDir: '.storybook',
+        mainConfig: false,
+        mainConfigPath: undefined,
+        packageManager: mockPackageManager,
+        previewConfigPath: undefined,
+        storiesPaths: [],
+        versionSpecifier: 'https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@abc123',
+        versionInstalled: '10.0.0',
+        hasCsfFactoryPreview: false,
+      });
+
+      const results = await collectProjects({ force: true } as any, ['.storybook'], () => {});
+
+      expect(results).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(results[0]).toMatchObject({
+        isCanary: true,
+        beforeVersion: '10.0.0',
+        currentCLIVersion: '9.0.0',
+        storybookVersionSpecifier: 'https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@abc123',
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('satellite packages', () => {
diff --git a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/upgrade.ts b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/upgrade.ts
index f1590daa6047..1199e4fabf09 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/upgrade.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/upgrade.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { telemetry } from 'storybook/internal/telemetry';
 
 import { sync as spawnSync } from 'cross-spawn';
 import picocolors from 'picocolors';
+import { getProcessAncestry } from 'process-ancestry';
 import semver, { clean, lt } from 'semver';
 import { dedent } from 'ts-dedent';
 
@@ -78,6 +79,21 @@ const deprecatedPackages = [
 
 const formatPackage = (pkg: Package) => `${pkg.package}@${pkg.version}`;
 
+const getStorybookVersionSpecifierFromAncestry = (): string | undefined => {
+  try {
+    for (const ancestor of getProcessAncestry().toReversed()) {
+      const match = ancestor.command?.match(/\s(?:create-storybook|storybook)@([^\s]+)/);
+      if (match) {
+        return match[1];
+      }
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Ignore ancestry lookup failures and fall back to embedded version behavior.
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+};
+
 const warnPackages = (pkgs: Package[]) => pkgs.map((pkg) => `- ${formatPackage(pkg)}`).join('\n');
 
 export const checkVersionConsistency = () => {
@@ -326,6 +342,7 @@ async function sendMultiUpgradeTelemetry(options: MultiUpgradeTelemetryOptions)
 }
 
 export async function upgrade(options: UpgradeOptions): Promise<void> {
+  const storybookVersionSpecifier = getStorybookVersionSpecifierFromAncestry();
   const projectsResult = await getProjects(options);
 
   if (projectsResult === undefined || projectsResult.selectedProjects.length === 0) {
@@ -430,6 +447,8 @@ export async function upgrade(options: UpgradeOptions): Promise<void> {
             isCLIPrerelease: project.isCLIPrerelease,
             isCLIExactLatest: project.isCLIExactLatest,
             isCLIExactPrerelease: project.isCLIExactPrerelease,
+            storybookVersionSpecifier:
+              storybookVersionSpecifier ?? project.storybookVersionSpecifier,
           });
         }
         task.success(`Updated package versions in package.json files`);
diff --git a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/util.ts b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/util.ts
index 6a74118de8a1..06938ac4f2ab 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/util.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/util.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import type { PackageJsonWithDepsAndDevDeps } from 'storybook/internal/common';
-import { HandledError, JsPackageManager, normalizeStories } from 'storybook/internal/common';
-import { getProjectRoot, isSatelliteAddon, versions } from 'storybook/internal/common';
+import {
+  HandledError,
+  JsPackageManager,
+  getPkgPrNewPackageSpecifier,
+  getProjectRoot,
+  isPkgPrNewVersionSpecifier,
+  isSatelliteAddon,
+  normalizeStories,
+  versions,
+} from 'storybook/internal/common';
 import { StoryIndexGenerator, experimental_loadStorybook } from 'storybook/internal/core-server';
 import { logTracker, logger, prompt } from 'storybook/internal/node-logger';
 import {
@@ -32,6 +40,7 @@ interface UpgradeConfig {
   readonly isCLIPrerelease: boolean;
   readonly isCLIExactPrerelease: boolean;
   readonly isCLIExactLatest: boolean;
+  readonly storybookVersionSpecifier?: string;
 }
 
 /** Result of successfully collecting project data */
@@ -140,7 +149,10 @@ const getVersionModifier = (versionSpecifier: string): VersionModifier => {
  * @returns True if the version is a canary release
  */
 const isCanaryVersion = (version: string): boolean =>
-  version.startsWith('0.0.0') || version.startsWith('portal:') || version.startsWith('workspace:');
+  version.startsWith('0.0.0') ||
+  version.startsWith('portal:') ||
+  version.startsWith('workspace:') ||
+  isPkgPrNewVersionSpecifier(version);
 
 /**
  * Validates that a version string is not empty or undefined
@@ -291,6 +303,7 @@ const processProject = async ({
       packageManager,
       previewConfigPath,
       storiesPaths,
+      versionSpecifier,
       versionInstalled,
       hasCsfFactoryPreview,
     } = await getStorybookData({ configDir });
@@ -298,7 +311,10 @@ const processProject = async ({
     // Validate version and upgrade compatibility
     logger.debug(`${name} - Validating before version... ${versionInstalled}`);
     validateVersion(versionInstalled);
-    const isCanary = isCanaryVersion(currentCLIVersion) || isCanaryVersion(versionInstalled);
+    const isCanary =
+      isCanaryVersion(currentCLIVersion) ||
+      isCanaryVersion(versionInstalled) ||
+      isPkgPrNewVersionSpecifier(versionSpecifier);
     logger.debug(`${name} - Validating upgrade compatibility...`);
     validateUpgradeCompatibility(currentCLIVersion, versionInstalled, isCanary);
 
@@ -347,6 +363,7 @@ const processProject = async ({
       currentCLIVersion,
       latestCLIVersionOnNPM: latestCLIVersionOnNPM!,
       isCLIExactPrerelease,
+      storybookVersionSpecifier: versionSpecifier,
       autoblockerCheckResults,
       previewConfigPath,
       storiesPaths,
@@ -430,6 +447,15 @@ export const generateUpgradeSpecs = async (
   const storybookCoreUpgrades = monorepoDependencies.map((dependency) => {
     const versionSpec = dependencies[dependency];
 
+    const pkgPrNewSpecifier = getPkgPrNewPackageSpecifier(
+      dependency,
+      config.storybookVersionSpecifier
+    );
+
+    if (pkgPrNewSpecifier) {
+      return `${dependency}@${pkgPrNewSpecifier}`;
+    }
+
     if (!versionSpec) {
       return `${dependency}@${versions[dependency]}`;
     }
diff --git a/code/lib/codemod/package.json b/code/lib/codemod/package.json
index a8c2acde89cc..5012d35398ec 100644
--- a/code/lib/codemod/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/codemod/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/lib/codemod"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json b/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json
index 73ce7654429a..f132371e30e8 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/core-webpack/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/lib/core-webpack"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/package.json b/code/lib/create-storybook/package.json
index 9433fab45f61..4df48654a272 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/lib/cli"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/GeneratorExecutionCommand.ts b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/GeneratorExecutionCommand.ts
index 051563029fd1..4d98d3e1eca4 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/GeneratorExecutionCommand.ts
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/GeneratorExecutionCommand.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export class GeneratorExecutionCommand {
       renderer: frameworkInfo.renderer,
       builder: frameworkInfo.builder,
       language,
+      storybookVersionSpecifier: options.storybookVersionSpecifier,
       telemetryService: this.telemetryService,
       linkable: !!options.linkable,
       features: selectedFeatures,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ export class GeneratorExecutionCommand {
       builder: frameworkInfo.builder,
       framework: frameworkInfo.framework,
       renderer: frameworkInfo.renderer,
+      storybookVersionSpecifier: options.storybookVersionSpecifier,
       linkable: !!options.linkable,
       pnp: !!options.usePnp,
       yes: !!options.yes,
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/PreflightCheckCommand.ts b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/PreflightCheckCommand.ts
index 32c22fe6fb5d..ae184c6a7275 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/PreflightCheckCommand.ts
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/commands/PreflightCheckCommand.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { CLI_COLORS, deprecate, logger } from 'storybook/internal/node-logger';
 import { MinimumReleaseAgeHandledError } from 'storybook/internal/server-errors';
 
 import { dedent } from 'ts-dedent';
+import { getProcessAncestry } from 'process-ancestry';
 
 import type { CommandOptions } from '../generators/types.ts';
 import { currentDirectoryIsEmpty, scaffoldNewProject } from '../scaffold-new-project.ts';
@@ -37,6 +38,13 @@ export class PreflightCheckCommand {
     private readonly telemetryService = new TelemetryService()
   ) {}
   async execute(options: CommandOptions): Promise<PreflightCheckResult> {
+    try {
+      options.storybookVersionSpecifier =
+        this.versionService.getStorybookVersionFromAncestry(getProcessAncestry());
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore ancestry lookup failures and fall back to the embedded release versions.
+    }
+
     const isEmptyDirProject = options.force !== true && currentDirectoryIsEmpty();
     let packageManagerType = JsPackageManagerFactory.getPackageManagerType();
 
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/REACT_NATIVE/index.ts b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/REACT_NATIVE/index.ts
index 03f0a2672e8e..81395a1b85fe 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/REACT_NATIVE/index.ts
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/REACT_NATIVE/index.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ export default defineGeneratorModule({
       'storybook',
     ];
 
-    const versionedPackages = await packageManager.getVersionedPackages(packagesToResolve);
+    const versionedPackages = await packageManager.getVersionedPackages(packagesToResolve, {
+      storybookVersionSpecifier: context.storybookVersionSpecifier,
+    });
     const babelDependencies = await getBabelDependencies(packageManager as any);
 
     const packages: string[] = [
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/baseGenerator.ts b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/baseGenerator.ts
index 9255d7dc302b..da9de7c3780a 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/baseGenerator.ts
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/baseGenerator.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,16 @@ const hasFrameworkTemplates = (framework?: string) => {
 export async function baseGenerator(
   packageManager: JsPackageManager,
   npmOptions: NpmOptions,
-  { language, builder, framework, renderer, pnp, features, dependencyCollector }: GeneratorOptions,
+  {
+    language,
+    builder,
+    framework,
+    renderer,
+    pnp,
+    features,
+    dependencyCollector,
+    storybookVersionSpecifier,
+  }: GeneratorOptions,
   _options: FrameworkOptions
 ) {
   const options = { ...defaultOptions, ..._options };
@@ -222,7 +231,8 @@ export async function baseGenerator(
   }
 
   const versionedPackages = await packageManager.getVersionedPackages(
-    packagesToInstall as string[]
+    packagesToInstall as string[],
+    { storybookVersionSpecifier }
   );
 
   if (versionedPackages.length > 0) {
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/types.ts b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/types.ts
index 241c8d793dfb..c052e986b214 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/types.ts
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/types.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export type GeneratorOptions = {
   builder: SupportedBuilder;
   framework: SupportedFramework;
   renderer: SupportedRenderer;
+  storybookVersionSpecifier?: string;
   linkable: boolean;
   // TODO: Remove in SB11
   pnp: boolean;
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ export interface GeneratorContext {
   renderer: SupportedRenderer;
   builder: SupportedBuilder;
   language: SupportedLanguage;
+  storybookVersionSpecifier?: string;
   telemetryService: TelemetryService;
   features: Set<Feature>;
   dependencyCollector: DependencyCollector;
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ export interface GeneratorModule {
 
 export type CommandOptions = {
   packageManager: PackageManagerName;
+  storybookVersionSpecifier?: string;
   usePnp?: boolean;
   features?: Array<Feature>;
   type?: ProjectType;
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/VersionService.test.ts b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/VersionService.test.ts
index 0b2d0f839d42..96b12f73c0c0 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/VersionService.test.ts
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/services/VersionService.test.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@ describe('VersionService', () => {
       expect(version).toBe('latest');
     });
 
+    it('should extract pkg.pr.new specifier from create-storybook command', () => {
+      const ancestry = [
+        { command: 'npx create-storybook@https://pkg.pr.new/create-storybook@abc123' },
+        { command: 'node /usr/local/bin/npm' },
+      ];
+
+      const version = versionService.getStorybookVersionFromAncestry(ancestry as any);
+
+      expect(version).toBe('https://pkg.pr.new/create-storybook@abc123');
+    });
+
     it('should return undefined if no version found', () => {
       const ancestry = [{ command: 'npm install' }, { command: 'node /usr/local/bin/npm' }];
 
diff --git a/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json b/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json
index b2f0450c0501..5fc1c6ef9b61 100644
--- a/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/csf-plugin/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/lib/csf-plugin"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/lib/eslint-plugin/package.json b/code/lib/eslint-plugin/package.json
index 4b5c0a088de7..63c3b76e802a 100644
--- a/code/lib/eslint-plugin/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/eslint-plugin/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/lib/eslint-plugin"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json b/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json
index 760b3680bc07..c55941814d8e 100644
--- a/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/react-dom-shim/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/lib/react-dom-shim"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 639b9ec36f48..c1aa6cf4a7c0 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://storybook.js.org/",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git"
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git"
   },
   "funding": {
     "type": "opencollective",
diff --git a/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json b/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json
index 91b25ac23fc0..33117496ff86 100644
--- a/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/create-react-app/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/presets/create-react-app"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json
index b7105987ede9..064f20f6030b 100644
--- a/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/react-webpack/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/presets/react-webpack"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json b/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json
index 8fec72350385..69085f904e53 100644
--- a/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json
+++ b/code/presets/server-webpack/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/presets/server-webpack"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/renderers/html/package.json b/code/renderers/html/package.json
index b1eb569f76f7..d65ce3bc0905 100644
--- a/code/renderers/html/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/html/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/renderers/html"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/renderers/preact/package.json b/code/renderers/preact/package.json
index 3b26426e7fce..e676baae427a 100644
--- a/code/renderers/preact/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/preact/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/renderers/preact"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/renderers/react/package.json b/code/renderers/react/package.json
index 741f83c6d7e7..566cc90851b4 100644
--- a/code/renderers/react/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/react/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/renderers/react"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/renderers/server/package.json b/code/renderers/server/package.json
index 7b91e7db52cc..92fbb90c7755 100644
--- a/code/renderers/server/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/server/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/renderers/server"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/renderers/svelte/package.json b/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
index 2430112b5528..236f965aacf9 100644
--- a/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/svelte/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/renderers/svelte"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/renderers/vue3/package.json b/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
index 5ec58a100854..cb8f5937477b 100644
--- a/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/vue3/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/renderers/vue3"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/code/renderers/web-components/package.json b/code/renderers/web-components/package.json
index 5d1b8da3274d..0752b26aad3a 100644
--- a/code/renderers/web-components/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/web-components/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook.git",
     "directory": "code/renderers/web-components"
   },
   "funding": {
diff --git a/scripts/eval/README.md b/scripts/eval/README.md
index 0666c00ce196..690e8197d825 100644
--- a/scripts/eval/README.md
+++ b/scripts/eval/README.md
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ The script ensures each repo is on its default branch with no local changes, fet
 node scripts/eval/sync-storybook-version.ts --version 9.1.0
 
 # Upgrade to a canary published from a Storybook PR
-node scripts/eval/sync-storybook-version.ts --version 0.0.0-pr-34297-sha-abcdef12
+node scripts/eval/sync-storybook-version.ts --version https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@abcdef1234567890
 
 # Upgrade a subset of projects
 node scripts/eval/sync-storybook-version.ts --version latest --project mealdrop --project edgy
diff --git a/scripts/eval/sync-storybook-version.ts b/scripts/eval/sync-storybook-version.ts
index c4317fb6ccfe..bbde9c429a6c 100644
--- a/scripts/eval/sync-storybook-version.ts
+++ b/scripts/eval/sync-storybook-version.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type RunUpgrade = (args: HookArgs & { version: string }) => Promise<void>;
 type RunInstall = (args: HookArgs) => Promise<void>;
 
 export interface SyncStorybookVersionOptions {
-  /** Storybook version to upgrade to (e.g. `latest`, `9.1.0`, `0.0.0-pr-1-sha-abc`). */
+  /** Storybook version to upgrade to (e.g. `latest`, `9.1.0`, `https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@<SHA>`). */
   version: string;
   /** Per-project clones live under `reposRoot/<project.name>`. Defaults to `REPOS_DIR`. */
   reposRoot?: string;
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ const cliOptions = {
   version: {
     type: 'string' as const,
     short: 'V',
-    description: 'Storybook version to upgrade to (e.g. latest, 9.1.0, 0.0.0-pr-1-sha-abc)',
+    description:
+      'Storybook version to upgrade to (e.g. latest, 9.1.0, https://pkg.pr.new/storybookjs/storybook/storybook@<SHA>)',
   },
   project: {
     type: 'string' as const,
diff --git a/scripts/package.json b/scripts/package.json
index ef90cf9c1a72..50d76221b42c 100644
--- a/scripts/package.json
+++ b/scripts/package.json
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
     "p-retry": "^7.1.0",
     "pathe": "^1.1.2",
     "picocolors": "^1.1.0",
+    "pkg-pr-new": "^0.0.72",
     "playwright": "1.58.2",
     "playwright-core": "1.58.2",
     "polka": "^1.0.0-next.28",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 65b2fed75c9b..2131b84a3515 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8501,6 +8501,7 @@ __metadata:
     leven: "npm:^4.0.0"
     p-limit: "npm:^7.2.0"
     picocolors: "npm:^1.1.0"
+    process-ancestry: "npm:^0.0.2"
     semver: "npm:^7.7.3"
     slash: "npm:^5.0.0"
     storybook: "workspace:*"
@@ -9201,6 +9202,7 @@ __metadata:
     p-retry: "npm:^7.1.0"
     pathe: "npm:^1.1.2"
     picocolors: "npm:^1.1.0"
+    pkg-pr-new: "npm:^0.0.72"
     playwright: "npm:1.58.2"
     playwright-core: "npm:1.58.2"
     polka: "npm:^1.0.0-next.28"
@@ -25899,6 +25901,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"pkg-pr-new@npm:^0.0.72":
+  version: 0.0.72
+  resolution: "pkg-pr-new@npm:0.0.72"
+  bin:
+    pkg-pr-new: bin/cli.js
+  checksum: 10c0/020a2dea1f4d23aeb1cb6d405762c6ae00d796edec233780986c5d39e7de4a1975da37efc74aeb3aa1fb9c5876bddc303bd08ca7e3c7992fdcc2778276b1f574
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "pkg-up@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.0
   resolution: "pkg-up@npm:2.0.0"