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title: 'Storybook 6.1 - November 2020'
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## Engineered for rapid UI development

[Storybook 6.1](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/issues/11884) is the first in a series of performance-oriented Storybook releases. It includes:

- [Fast search and navigation](https://storybook.js.org/blog/new-component-finder-and-sidebar/)
- Manager caching for faster startup [#12707](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/12707)
- Asynchronous loaders [#12699](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/12699)
- React improvements
  - React 17 support [#12972](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/12972) [#12975](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/12975)
  - Fast refresh [#12470](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/12470) [#12535](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/12535)
  - Strict mode [#12781](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/12781)

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6.1 contains hundreds more fixes, features, and tweaks. Browse the <a href="https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/blob/next/CHANGELOG.md">changelogs</a> matching `6.1.0-alpha.*`, `6.1.0-beta.*`, and `6.1.0-rc.*` for the full list of changes. See [Storybook 6 migration guide](https://storybook.js.org/blog/storybook-6-migration-guide/) to upgrade from `5.x` or [MIGRATION.md](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/blob/next/MIGRATION.md) for detailed migration instructions.
