diff --git a/.changeset/pre.json b/.changeset/pre.json
index 4c900f43a..5687d9770 100644
--- a/.changeset/pre.json
+++ b/.changeset/pre.json
@@ -34,5 +34,11 @@
     "test-utils": "0.3.2",
     "emotion-site": "0.0.0"
   },
-  "changesets": []
+  "changesets": [
+    "amaranth-owls-dream",
+    "early-badgers-teach",
+    "polite-items-cheat",
+    "tame-pets-flash",
+    "twelve-gifts-do"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/jest/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/jest/CHANGELOG.md
index cccd587a3..9bd5faac7 100644
--- a/packages/jest/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/jest/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @emotion/jest
 
+## 12.0.0-next.0
+
+### Major Changes
+
+- [#3292](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/pull/3292) [`e5d43fc`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/e5d43fc98bc2b4e4a3a9c7dc98ccc31626d4d90c) Thanks [@Andarist](https://github.com/Andarist)! - Drop support for Enzyme
+
 ## 11.13.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/packages/jest/package.json b/packages/jest/package.json
index 2e335f32d..005a57eb1 100644
--- a/packages/jest/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@emotion/jest",
-  "version": "11.13.0",
+  "version": "12.0.0-next.0",
   "description": "Jest utilities for emotion",
   "main": "dist/emotion-jest.cjs.js",
   "module": "dist/emotion-jest.esm.js",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@definitelytyped/dtslint": "0.0.112",
     "@emotion/css": "11.13.5",
-    "@emotion/react": "11.14.0",
+    "@emotion/react": "12.0.0-next.0",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
     "enzyme-to-json": "^3.6.1",
     "pretty-format": "^22.4.3",
diff --git a/packages/native/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/native/CHANGELOG.md
index 70b4cf3de..1606f7e54 100644
--- a/packages/native/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/native/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # @emotion/native
 
+## 12.0.0-next.0
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`61fcc80`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/61fcc80de43b29aeab60088bd3f6994366a9a0c4)]:
+  - @emotion/primitives-core@12.0.0-next.0
+
 ## 11.11.0
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/native/package.json b/packages/native/package.json
index d87fdb2fe..26821cdc7 100644
--- a/packages/native/package.json
+++ b/packages/native/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@emotion/native",
-  "version": "11.11.0",
+  "version": "12.0.0-next.0",
   "description": "Style and render React Native components using emotion",
   "main": "dist/emotion-native.cjs.js",
   "module": "dist/emotion-native.esm.js",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "typescript": "^5.4.5"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@emotion/primitives-core": "^11.11.0"
+    "@emotion/primitives-core": "^12.0.0-next.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react-native": ">=0.14.0 <1"
diff --git a/packages/primitives-core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/primitives-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a5cf0081..780879ad5 100644
--- a/packages/primitives-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/primitives-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # @emotion/primitives-core
 
+## 12.0.0-next.0
+
+### Major Changes
+
+- [#3287](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/pull/3287) [`61fcc80`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/61fcc80de43b29aeab60088bd3f6994366a9a0c4) Thanks [@Andarist](https://github.com/Andarist)! - Refs are no longer internally forwarded using `React.forwardRef`.
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`319b3f5`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/319b3f5e5902c71e21dd1a1b3c9b7a7d2d8d09c9), [`55ef071`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/55ef0717d2dcb9886a9e6dd9d1c50c32a651a42d), [`6158389`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/6158389b3853198f5465a3df0dd4ff00a384f606), [`61fcc80`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/61fcc80de43b29aeab60088bd3f6994366a9a0c4)]:
+  - @emotion/react@12.0.0-next.0
+
 ## 11.13.2
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/primitives-core/package.json b/packages/primitives-core/package.json
index 4581535ae..2979ee14a 100644
--- a/packages/primitives-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/primitives-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@emotion/primitives-core",
-  "version": "11.13.2",
+  "version": "12.0.0-next.0",
   "description": "Shared utilities for emotion primitives and native",
   "main": "dist/emotion-primitives-core.cjs.js",
   "module": "dist/emotion-primitives-core.esm.js",
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
     "css-to-react-native": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@emotion/react": "^11.0.0-rc.0",
+    "@emotion/react": "^12.0.0-next.0",
     "react": "^19.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@emotion/react": "11.14.0",
+    "@emotion/react": "12.0.0-next.0",
     "@types/css-to-react-native": "^3.0.0",
     "react": "19.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/primitives/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/primitives/CHANGELOG.md
index 2146ca7a4..a52cfa875 100644
--- a/packages/primitives/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/primitives/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # @emotion/primitives
 
+## 12.0.0-next.0
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`61fcc80`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/61fcc80de43b29aeab60088bd3f6994366a9a0c4)]:
+  - @emotion/primitives-core@12.0.0-next.0
+
 ## 11.13.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/packages/primitives/package.json b/packages/primitives/package.json
index 1015117cc..82636f544 100644
--- a/packages/primitives/package.json
+++ b/packages/primitives/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@emotion/primitives",
-  "version": "11.13.0",
+  "version": "12.0.0-next.0",
   "main": "dist/emotion-primitives.cjs.js",
   "module": "dist/emotion-primitives.esm.js",
   "files": [
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@emotion/babel-plugin": "^11.11.0",
     "@emotion/is-prop-valid": "^1.2.1",
-    "@emotion/primitives-core": "^11.13.0"
+    "@emotion/primitives-core": "^12.0.0-next.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^19.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
index 29d58263a..3fd277c83 100644
--- a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # @emotion/react
 
+## 12.0.0-next.0
+
+### Major Changes
+
+- [#3291](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/pull/3291) [`319b3f5`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/319b3f5e5902c71e21dd1a1b3c9b7a7d2d8d09c9) Thanks [@Andarist](https://github.com/Andarist)! - Dropped support for older React versions. React 19 becomes the only compatible version with this package.
+
+- [#3286](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/pull/3286) [`55ef071`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/55ef0717d2dcb9886a9e6dd9d1c50c32a651a42d) Thanks [@Andarist](https://github.com/Andarist)! - Removed `.defaultProps` support
+
+- [#3290](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/pull/3290) [`6158389`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/6158389b3853198f5465a3df0dd4ff00a384f606) Thanks [@Andarist](https://github.com/Andarist)! - `withTheme` will no longer automatically hoist non-React statics onto the created component
+
+- [#3287](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/pull/3287) [`61fcc80`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/61fcc80de43b29aeab60088bd3f6994366a9a0c4) Thanks [@Andarist](https://github.com/Andarist)! - Refs are no longer internally forwarded using `React.forwardRef`.
+
 ## 11.14.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index ee5b873c2..8c431fd95 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@emotion/react",
-  "version": "11.14.0",
+  "version": "12.0.0-next.0",
   "main": "dist/emotion-react.cjs.js",
   "module": "dist/emotion-react.esm.js",
   "types": "dist/emotion-react.cjs.d.ts",
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
     "@emotion/css": "11.13.5",
     "@emotion/css-prettifier": "1.2.0",
     "@emotion/server": "11.11.0",
-    "@emotion/styled": "11.14.0",
+    "@emotion/styled": "12.0.0-next.0",
     "html-tag-names": "^1.1.2",
     "react": "19.0.0",
     "svg-tag-names": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/styled/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/styled/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e8473b39..aa6b15ebf 100644
--- a/packages/styled/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/styled/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # @emotion/styled
 
+## 12.0.0-next.0
+
+### Major Changes
+
+- [#3291](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/pull/3291) [`319b3f5`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/319b3f5e5902c71e21dd1a1b3c9b7a7d2d8d09c9) Thanks [@Andarist](https://github.com/Andarist)! - Dropped support for older React versions. React 19 becomes the only compatible version with this package.
+
+- [#3286](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/pull/3286) [`55ef071`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/55ef0717d2dcb9886a9e6dd9d1c50c32a651a42d) Thanks [@Andarist](https://github.com/Andarist)! - Removed `.defaultProps` support
+
+- [#3287](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/pull/3287) [`61fcc80`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/61fcc80de43b29aeab60088bd3f6994366a9a0c4) Thanks [@Andarist](https://github.com/Andarist)! - Refs are no longer internally forwarded using `React.forwardRef`.
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`319b3f5`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/319b3f5e5902c71e21dd1a1b3c9b7a7d2d8d09c9), [`55ef071`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/55ef0717d2dcb9886a9e6dd9d1c50c32a651a42d), [`6158389`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/6158389b3853198f5465a3df0dd4ff00a384f606), [`61fcc80`](https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/commit/61fcc80de43b29aeab60088bd3f6994366a9a0c4)]:
+  - @emotion/react@12.0.0-next.0
+
 ## 11.14.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/packages/styled/package.json b/packages/styled/package.json
index 73426edad..3064a45d1 100644
--- a/packages/styled/package.json
+++ b/packages/styled/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@emotion/styled",
-  "version": "11.14.0",
+  "version": "12.0.0-next.0",
   "description": "styled API for emotion",
   "main": "dist/emotion-styled.cjs.js",
   "module": "dist/emotion-styled.esm.js",
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@emotion/utils": "^1.4.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@emotion/react": "^11.0.0-rc.0",
+    "@emotion/react": "^12.0.0-next.0",
     "react": "^19.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@definitelytyped/dtslint": "0.0.112",
-    "@emotion/react": "11.14.0",
+    "@emotion/react": "12.0.0-next.0",
     "@types/hoist-non-react-statics": "^3.3.5",
     "hoist-non-react-statics": "^3.3.1",
     "react": "19.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d2e3b7eaa..00736017a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@definitelytyped/dtslint": 0.0.112
     "@emotion/css": 11.13.5
     "@emotion/css-prettifier": ^1.2.0
-    "@emotion/react": 11.14.0
+    "@emotion/react": 12.0.0-next.0
     "@types/jest": ^29.5.12
     chalk: ^4.1.0
     enzyme-to-json: ^3.6.1
@@ -2850,7 +2850,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@emotion/native@workspace:packages/native"
   dependencies:
     "@definitelytyped/dtslint": 0.0.112
-    "@emotion/primitives-core": ^11.11.0
+    "@emotion/primitives-core": ^12.0.0-next.0
     "@types/react-native": ^0.63.2
     react: 19.0.0
     react-native: ^0.63.2
@@ -2860,16 +2860,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@emotion/primitives-core@^11.11.0, @emotion/primitives-core@^11.13.0, @emotion/primitives-core@workspace:packages/primitives-core":
+"@emotion/primitives-core@^12.0.0-next.0, @emotion/primitives-core@workspace:packages/primitives-core":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@emotion/primitives-core@workspace:packages/primitives-core"
   dependencies:
-    "@emotion/react": 11.14.0
+    "@emotion/react": 12.0.0-next.0
     "@types/css-to-react-native": ^3.0.0
     css-to-react-native: ^3.0.0
     react: 19.0.0
   peerDependencies:
-    "@emotion/react": ^11.0.0-rc.0
+    "@emotion/react": ^12.0.0-next.0
     react: ^19.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -2880,7 +2880,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@emotion/babel-plugin": ^11.11.0
     "@emotion/is-prop-valid": ^1.2.1
-    "@emotion/primitives-core": ^11.13.0
+    "@emotion/primitives-core": ^12.0.0-next.0
     react: 19.0.0
     react-primitives: ^0.8.1
   peerDependencies:
@@ -2889,7 +2889,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@emotion/react@11.14.0, @emotion/react@^11.4.1, @emotion/react@workspace:packages/react":
+"@emotion/react@12.0.0-next.0, @emotion/react@workspace:packages/react":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@emotion/react@workspace:packages/react"
   dependencies:
@@ -2901,7 +2901,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@emotion/css-prettifier": 1.2.0
     "@emotion/serialize": ^1.3.3
     "@emotion/server": 11.11.0
-    "@emotion/styled": 11.14.0
+    "@emotion/styled": 12.0.0-next.0
     "@emotion/use-insertion-effect-with-fallbacks": ^1.2.0
     "@emotion/utils": ^1.4.2
     "@emotion/weak-memoize": ^0.4.0
@@ -2917,6 +2917,27 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
+"@emotion/react@npm:^11.4.1":
+  version: 11.14.0
+  resolution: "@emotion/react@npm:11.14.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime": ^7.18.3
+    "@emotion/babel-plugin": ^11.13.5
+    "@emotion/cache": ^11.14.0
+    "@emotion/serialize": ^1.3.3
+    "@emotion/use-insertion-effect-with-fallbacks": ^1.2.0
+    "@emotion/utils": ^1.4.2
+    "@emotion/weak-memoize": ^0.4.0
+    hoist-non-react-statics: ^3.3.1
+  peerDependencies:
+    react: ">=16.8.0"
+  peerDependenciesMeta:
+    "@types/react":
+      optional: true
+  checksum: 3cf023b11d132b56168713764d6fced8e5a1f0687dfe0caa2782dfd428c8f9e30f9826a919965a311d87b523cd196722aaf75919cd0f6bd0fd57f8a6a0281500
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@emotion/serialize@^1.3.3, @emotion/serialize@workspace:packages/serialize":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@emotion/serialize@workspace:packages/serialize"
@@ -2962,7 +2983,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@emotion/styled@11.14.0, @emotion/styled@^11.0.0, @emotion/styled@workspace:packages/styled":
+"@emotion/styled@12.0.0-next.0, @emotion/styled@workspace:packages/styled":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@emotion/styled@workspace:packages/styled"
   dependencies:
@@ -2970,7 +2991,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@definitelytyped/dtslint": 0.0.112
     "@emotion/babel-plugin": ^11.13.5
     "@emotion/is-prop-valid": ^1.3.0
-    "@emotion/react": 11.14.0
+    "@emotion/react": 12.0.0-next.0
     "@emotion/serialize": ^1.3.3
     "@emotion/use-insertion-effect-with-fallbacks": ^1.2.0
     "@emotion/utils": ^1.4.2
@@ -2979,7 +3000,7 @@ __metadata:
     react: 19.0.0
     typescript: ^5.4.5
   peerDependencies:
-    "@emotion/react": ^11.0.0-rc.0
+    "@emotion/react": ^12.0.0-next.0
     react: ^19.0.0
   peerDependenciesMeta:
     "@types/react":
@@ -2987,6 +3008,26 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
+"@emotion/styled@npm:^11.0.0":
+  version: 11.14.0
+  resolution: "@emotion/styled@npm:11.14.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime": ^7.18.3
+    "@emotion/babel-plugin": ^11.13.5
+    "@emotion/is-prop-valid": ^1.3.0
+    "@emotion/serialize": ^1.3.3
+    "@emotion/use-insertion-effect-with-fallbacks": ^1.2.0
+    "@emotion/utils": ^1.4.2
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@emotion/react": ^11.0.0-rc.0
+    react: ">=16.8.0"
+  peerDependenciesMeta:
+    "@types/react":
+      optional: true
+  checksum: 9c1b842e942e69fb6037d1ab161046d2bcfeff95fd2ccfdab30acaaf6b89dc07b14bb00f8cc8ec14df11e6746c8e4e1d781bc54d10bd739aab44966ded64d4fb
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@emotion/unitless@^0.10.0, @emotion/unitless@workspace:packages/unitless":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@emotion/unitless@workspace:packages/unitless"