@storybook/addons version 6.2.9 represents a minor update over the previous stable release, 6.2.8, primarily focusing on internal dependency alignment within the Storybook ecosystem. As an essential component for extending Storybook's functionality, @storybook/addons provides the mechanism for developers to integrate custom tools and features seamlessly into their Storybook environments.
The core functionality remains consistent between the two versions. Both rely on fundamental packages like global, core-js, and regenerator-runtime for cross-browser compatibility and modern JavaScript features. Key Storybook dependencies, including @storybook/api, @storybook/router, @storybook/theming, @storybook/channels, @storybook/core-events, and @storybook/client-logger, are bumped to their respective 6.2.9 versions in the newer release which indicates a coordinated effort to maintain compatibility across the entire Storybook platform.
Developers utilizing @storybook/addons can continue to expect a stable API for building and integrating addons. The peer dependencies, react and react-dom, remain unchanged, requiring versions ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of React projects. While the core functionality exposed to developers building addons likely hasn't changed drastically, upgrading to 6.2.9 is recommended.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 6.2.9 of the package @storybook/addons