diff --git a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
index 03fb9c4c468e..b3d88efc5b1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.prerelease.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## 7.1.0-rc.2
+
+- CLI: Exit when user does not select a storybook project type - [#23201](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23201), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- CLI: Fix Javascript language detection - [#23426](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23426), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
+- Core: Fix onboarding detection in what's new module - [#23424](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23424), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!
+- Dependencies: Bump `@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte` - [#23233](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23233), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!
+- Telemetry: Add globals usage to project.json - [#23431](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23431), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!
+
 ## 7.1.0-rc.1
 
 - Angular: Enable prod mode when Storybook is built - [#23404](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23404), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!
diff --git a/code/package.json b/code/package.json
index 95ae4ab8d687..ecd78e62ff57 100644
--- a/code/package.json
+++ b/code/package.json
@@ -326,5 +326,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "7.1.0-rc.2"
 }
diff --git a/docs/versions/next.json b/docs/versions/next.json
index fca74b676c4d..7599b057700d 100644
--- a/docs/versions/next.json
+++ b/docs/versions/next.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"7.1.0-rc.1","info":{"plain":"- Angular: Enable prod mode when Storybook is built - [#23404](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23404), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Angular: Fix esm issue in combination with rxjs v6 - [#23405](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23405), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- CLI: Fix chevron icon on Configure.mdx page - [#23397](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23397), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Settings: Fix dark mode for what's new page - [#23398](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23398), thanks [@kasperpeulen](https://github.com/kasperpeulen)!"}}
+{"version":"7.1.0-rc.2","info":{"plain":"- CLI: Exit when user does not select a storybook project type - [#23201](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23201), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!\n- CLI: Fix Javascript language detection - [#23426](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23426), thanks [@valentinpalkovic](https://github.com/valentinpalkovic)!\n- Core: Fix onboarding detection in what's new module - [#23424](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23424), thanks [@yannbf](https://github.com/yannbf)!\n- Dependencies: Bump `@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte` - [#23233](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23233), thanks [@JReinhold](https://github.com/JReinhold)!\n- Telemetry: Add globals usage to project.json - [#23431](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23431), thanks [@shilman](https://github.com/shilman)!"}}