diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index d83e71323f92..130de7c3ff02 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 8.5.0-alpha.23
+
+- Automigration: Improve setup file transformation and version range handling for a11y migration - [#30060](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30060), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
+
 ## 8.5.0-alpha.22
 
 - Addon Docs: Dynamically import rehype - [#29544](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29544), thanks @valentinpalkovic!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 80fb0fb2089f..5a6e8e84142a 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.5.0-alpha.23"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index 8ba437344971..69f7b327527d 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.5.0-alpha.22","info":{"plain":"- Addon Docs: Dynamically import rehype - [#29544](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29544), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Addon Test: Fix duplicate `test.include` patterns - [#30029](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30029), thanks @JReinhold!\n- Addon Test: Fix environment variable for Vitest Storybook integration - [#30054](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30054), thanks @valentinpalkovic!\n- Addon Test: Use local storybook binary instead - [#30021](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30021), thanks @kasperpeulen!\n- Addon Test: Wait for 2 seconds before showing result mismatch warning - [#30002](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30002), thanks @ghengeveld!\n- Angular: Support statsJson in angular schemas - [#29233](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29233), thanks @yannbf!\n- Core: Fix `scrollIntoView` behavior and reimplement testing module time rendering - [#30044](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30044), thanks @ghengeveld!\n- Docs: Add code snippet to addons panel - [#29253](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29253), thanks @larsrickert!\n- Next.js: Fix webpack fsCache not working - [#29654](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29654), thanks @sentience!\n- Nextjs-Vite: Add TS docgen support - [#29824](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/29824), thanks @yannbf!\n- Nextjs-Vite: Fix docgen types in main config - [#30042](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30042), thanks @yannbf!\n- React: Fix RSC compatibility with addon-themes and hooks - [#26243](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26243), thanks @shilman!\n- UI: Fix controls and parameters on tag-filtered stories - [#30038](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30038), thanks @shilman!"}}
+{"version":"8.5.0-alpha.23","info":{"plain":"- Automigration: Improve setup file transformation and version range handling for a11y migration - [#30060](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/30060), thanks @valentinpalkovic!"}}