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 title: 'Storybook 8.1 - May 2024'
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+Storybook 8.1 is here with a ton of new features and bug fixes:
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+🏷️ [Static tag-based filtering](https://storybook.js.org/docs/writing-stories/tags)
+🦺 [Type-safe, standards-based module mocking](https://storybook.js.org/docs/writing-stories/mocking-modules)
+🐣 [New `beforeEach` test hook](https://storybook.js.org/docs/writing-tests/interaction-testing#run-code-before-each-test)
+🧳 [Portable Stories API for Playwright Component Testing](https://storybook.js.org/docs/api/portable-stories-playwright)
+🐕‍🦺 Support the new signal-based input & output functions in Angular
+2️⃣ [Two new ways to create stories](https://storybook.js.org/docs/get-started/whats-a-story#working-with-stories): generating them from story controls or from your components directly!
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 Browse the [changelogs](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/blob/next/CHANGELOG.md) for the full list of changes.
 
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