Storybook React has released a new version, 8.4.6, succeeding the prior stable version 8.4.5. While both versions share the same core description as the Storybook React renderer, several key differences emerge upon closer inspection, particularly concerning dependencies and peer dependencies that could affect developers.
The most immediately noticeable distinction is in version numbers across the board. Several @storybook/* packages listed as dependencies, such as @storybook/theming, @storybook/components, @storybook/manager-api, and @storybook/preview-api, have been bumped from 8.4.5 to 8.4.6 in the newer release, suggesting internal updates and improvements within the Storybook ecosystem that developers will likely benefit from, related to theming, component rendering, and the manager and preview APIs. The peerDependencies saw also an update for @storybook/test and storybook to version 8.4.6.
Furthermore, the releaseDate differs significantly, indicating that version 8.4.6 was published on 2024-11-29, following the release of 8.4.5 on 2024-11-20 more than a week before. This suggests that version 8.4.6 includes bug fixes, enhancements addressing immediate needs of the community, or security patches implemented. Both versions support a very broad range of react and react-dom versions, meaning upgrading should be trivial. Developers should upgrade to ensure they're leveraging the latest improvements and fixes within the Storybook React environment because it offers the best stability and feature set available at release time.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 8.4.6 of the package @storybook/react