Does new release candidate supports the new stable Next JS 16?

[Nilesh-M-Nair]

Summary

I'm working on a new project where I'm using the new stable version of NextJS, that is Next 16. Currently, the storybook is not initialised because it only supports Next.js versions 14 and 15. Any timeline for when we will have the next 16 support?

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[dosubot[bot]]

Hi @Nilesh-M-Nair! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the storybook team.

Storybook support for Next.js 16 is actively being developed. There’s a recent pull request to add official Next.js 16 support, but it hasn’t been merged yet and isn’t available in the latest stable or prerelease versions as of October 2025 (PR #32791). Some changes for Next.js 16 compatibility have landed in recent betas, like removing next/config usage for v16+ (beta.8 changelog), but full support is not yet released.

There’s no published timeline for when full Next.js 16 support will be available. If you need to experiment, you can try the latest Storybook beta, but expect some issues. For React version mismatches, you can work around them by customizing your Storybook webpack config to remove React aliases (example workaround).

If you want to track progress, keep an eye on the Next.js 16 support PR and the changelog for upcoming releases.

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[Nilesh-M-Nair]

Thanks