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Upgrading @storybook/addon-actions 8 to 9

Breaking8.6.19 → 9.0.8Breaking23Security3Platform2New29Changed99Fixed93Other17

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BreakingUpgrade verdict

23 breaking changes and 2 platform requirement changes and 3 security fixes.

In plain terms
  • Code that imported blocks from the docs addon will no longer find that export.
  • The essentials addon no longer bundles the docs addon, so projects relying on it must add docs separately.
  • The story source addon is no longer available.
  • The upgrade tool now removes the addon-essentials package from your project.
Must act Top 5 of 28 that need code or config changes

@storybook/addon-actions publishes an official migration guide for version 9. It covers more than the release notes do.

Migration guide ↗

Drops @storybook/global, @types/uuid, dequal, polished, uuid.

Installs 0 packages in all (was 6).

What you must change

Breaking23
Removes the export of blocks from AddonDocs.
9.0.8GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Removes addon-docs from Addon-Essentials.
addon-docs
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Addons: Removes @storybook/addon-storysource.
@storybook/addon-storysource
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Removes @storybook/addon-essentials via automigration.
@storybook/addon-essentials
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Removes the docs.autodocs field via automigration.
docs.autodocs
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Removes support for HTML Webpack 5.
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Removes deprecated APIs.
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Removes deprecated packages.
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Removes deprecated Next.js compatibility files.
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Removes support for Preact Webpack 5.
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Removes the @storybook/addon-mdx-gfm addon.
@storybook/addon-mdx-gfm
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Removes the Source Loader package.
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Removes support for Webpack 5 in Vue3.
Vue3Webpack 5
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Removes Webpack 5 support for Web Components.
Web ComponentsWebpack 5
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Renames @storybook/experimental-addon-test to @storybook/addon-vitest.
@storybook/experimental-addon-test@storybook/addon-vitest
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Replaces the element parameter with context in Addon-a11y.
elementcontext
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Migrates to the new test provider API and drops Vitest 2 support.
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Moves @storybook/addon-actions into storybook.
@storybook/addon-actions
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Moves @storybook/instrumenter into core.
@storybook/instrumenter
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Removes deprecated parts of the test provider API.
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Merges @storybook/core into the storybook package.
@storybook/corestorybook
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Only exports definePreview from the framework in CSF.
definePreview
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Moves @storybook/test into storybook/test.
@storybook/teststorybook/test
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Security3
Applies dependency upgrades for security.
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Applies dependency upgrades for security.
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Applies dependency upgrades for security.
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Platform2
Aligns Node.js version support.
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Drops support for TypeScript versions below 4.9.
TypeScript
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