diff --git a/addons/essentials/package.json b/addons/essentials/package.json
index 5780270ffce..cb5ac9480ce 100644
--- a/addons/essentials/package.json
+++ b/addons/essentials/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@storybook/addon-essentials",
-  "version": "5.3.0-beta.16",
+  "version": "5.3.0-beta.18",
   "description": "Curated addons to bring out the best of Storybook",
   "keywords": [
     "addon",
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@
     "prepare": "node ../../scripts/prepare.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@storybook/addon-actions": "5.3.0-beta.16",
-    "@storybook/addon-backgrounds": "5.3.0-beta.16",
-    "@storybook/addon-docs": "5.3.0-beta.16",
-    "@storybook/addon-knobs": "5.3.0-beta.16",
-    "@storybook/addon-links": "5.3.0-beta.16",
-    "@storybook/addon-viewport": "5.3.0-beta.16",
-    "@storybook/addons": "5.3.0-beta.16",
-    "@storybook/api": "5.3.0-beta.16",
-    "@storybook/node-logger": "5.3.0-beta.16",
+    "@storybook/addon-actions": "5.3.0-beta.18",
+    "@storybook/addon-backgrounds": "5.3.0-beta.18",
+    "@storybook/addon-docs": "5.3.0-beta.18",
+    "@storybook/addon-knobs": "5.3.0-beta.18",
+    "@storybook/addon-links": "5.3.0-beta.18",
+    "@storybook/addon-viewport": "5.3.0-beta.18",
+    "@storybook/addons": "5.3.0-beta.18",
+    "@storybook/api": "5.3.0-beta.18",
+    "@storybook/node-logger": "5.3.0-beta.18",
     "ts-dedent": "^1.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/cra-ts-essentials/.storybook/config.ts b/examples/cra-ts-essentials/.storybook/config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a0a64e2816..00000000000
--- a/examples/cra-ts-essentials/.storybook/config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-import { configure } from '@storybook/react';
-
-// automatically import all files ending in *.stories.(tsx|jsx)
-configure(require.context('../src/stories', true, /\.stories\.[tj]sx?$/), module);
diff --git a/examples/cra-ts-essentials/.storybook/main.js b/examples/cra-ts-essentials/.storybook/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1fe1cb3ce2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cra-ts-essentials/.storybook/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module.exports = {
+  stories: ['../src/**/*.stories.tsx'],
+  presets: [
+    '@storybook/preset-create-react-app',
+    {
+      name: '@storybook/addon-essentials',
+      options: {
+        backgrounds: false,
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/examples/cra-ts-essentials/.storybook/presets.js b/examples/cra-ts-essentials/.storybook/presets.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d8c66cc2673..00000000000
--- a/examples/cra-ts-essentials/.storybook/presets.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = [
-  '@storybook/preset-create-react-app',
-  {
-    name: '@storybook/addon-essentials',
-    options: {
-      backgrounds: false,
-    },
-  },
-];
diff --git a/examples/cra-ts-essentials/package.json b/examples/cra-ts-essentials/package.json
index 47b06343f7d..36a4af0e123 100644
--- a/examples/cra-ts-essentials/package.json
+++ b/examples/cra-ts-essentials/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cra-ts-essentials",
-  "version": "5.3.0-beta.16",
+  "version": "5.3.0-beta.18",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "react-scripts build",
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
     "typescript": "3.7.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@storybook/addon-essentials": "5.3.0-beta.16",
-    "@storybook/addons": "5.3.0-beta.16",
+    "@storybook/addon-essentials": "5.3.0-beta.18",
+    "@storybook/addons": "5.3.0-beta.18",
     "@storybook/preset-create-react-app": "^1.2.0",
-    "@storybook/react": "5.3.0-beta.16"
+    "@storybook/react": "5.3.0-beta.18"
   }
 }