diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 9458340d6ff9..5b626c20dc41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 8.0.0-alpha.13
+
+- Next.js: Fix SWC mode activation - [#25670](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25670), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+
 ## 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)!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 776ceb03d3c0..1e59e9e65083 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -292,5 +292,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.0.0-alpha.13"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index fefad810da35..068c985d362d 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"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- Core: Add preset with experimental server API - [#25664](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25664), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!\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)!"}}
+{"version":"8.0.0-alpha.13","info":{"plain":"- Next.js: Fix SWC mode activation - [#25670](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/25670), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!"}}