diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index db7bfa975429..096a117d2a8b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+## 8.0.0-alpha.12
+
+- Blocks: Fix Controls block not having controls - [#25663](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25663), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
+- Blocks: Support `subcomponents` in `ArgTypes` and `Controls`, remove `ArgsTable` block - [#25614](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25614), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
+- CLI: Fix existing version detection in `upgrade` - [#25642](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25642), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
+- MDX: Replace remark by rehype plugins - [#25615](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25615), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- React: Fix acorn ecma version warning - [#25634](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25634), thanks [@dannyhw](https://github.com/dannyhw)!
+- Shortcuts: Require modifier key to trigger shortcuts (`F`,`A`,`D`,`S`,`T`,`/`) - [#25625](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25625), thanks [@cdedreuille](https://github.com/cdedreuille)!
+- Theming: Fix export of module augmentation - [#25643](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25643), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- UI: Add links to documentation and videos in UI - [#25565](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25565), thanks [@Integrayshaun](https://github.com/Integrayshaun)!
+- Webpack: Use `node:assert` used in `export-order-loader` - [#25622](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25622), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
+
 ## 8.0.0-alpha.11
 
 - Angular: Remove cached NgModules and introduce a global queue during bootstrapping - [#24982](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24982), thanks [@Marklb](https://github.com/Marklb)!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 9899cbae023e..747f43193e51 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -292,5 +292,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.0.0-alpha.12"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 690b644cd675..fd0a8795304f 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.0.0-alpha.11","info":{"plain":"- Angular: Remove cached NgModules and introduce a global queue during bootstrapping - [#24982](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/24982), thanks [@Marklb](https://github.com/Marklb)!\n- CLI: Fix sandbox command versioning - [#25600](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25600), thanks [@ndelangen](https://github.com/ndelangen)!\n- CLI: Support upgrading to canary versions - [#25596](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25596), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!\n- ConfigFile: Fix export specifiers - [#25590](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25590), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!\n- Interaction: Replace @storybook/jest by @storybook/test - [#25584](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25584), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Next.js: Pass jsConfig to SWC Loader and load config with defaults - [#25203](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25203), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Parameters: Remove passArgsFirst flag - [#25585](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25585), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Preset: Remove deprecated config preset - [#25607](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25607), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- React: Refactor RSC out of Next - [#25591](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25591), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!\n- Sandboxes: Update wait-on command to use TCP instead of HTTP - [#25541](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25541), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Telejson: Update stringify options in codebase - [#25564](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25564), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- UI: Fix menu icon on the sidebar - [#25587](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25587), thanks [@cdedreuille](https://github.com/cdedreuille)!\n- Webpack5: Make export-order-loader compatible with both esm and cjs - [#25540](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25540), thanks [@mlazari](https://github.com/mlazari)!"}}
+{"version":"8.0.0-alpha.12","info":{"plain":"- Blocks: Fix Controls block not having controls - [#25663](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25663), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!\n- Blocks: Support `subcomponents` in `ArgTypes` and `Controls`, remove `ArgsTable` block - [#25614](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25614), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!\n- CLI: Fix existing version detection in `upgrade` - [#25642](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25642), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!\n- MDX: Replace remark by rehype plugins - [#25615](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25615), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- React: Fix acorn ecma version warning - [#25634](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25634), thanks [@dannyhw](https://github.com/dannyhw)!\n- Shortcuts: Require modifier key to trigger shortcuts (`F`,`A`,`D`,`S`,`T`,`/`) - [#25625](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25625), thanks [@cdedreuille](https://github.com/cdedreuille)!\n- Theming: Fix export of module augmentation - [#25643](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25643), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- UI: Add links to documentation and videos in UI - [#25565](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25565), thanks [@Integrayshaun](https://github.com/Integrayshaun)!\n- Webpack: Use `node:assert` used in `export-order-loader` - [#25622](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25622), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!"}}