diff --git a/lib/cli/src/upgrade.ts b/lib/cli/src/upgrade.ts
index 37661545f1d2..79a42d5e7aaa 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/upgrade.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/src/upgrade.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ const excludeList = [
   '@storybook/addon-console',
   '@storybook/csf',
   '@storybook/storybook-deployer',
+  '@storybook/addon-postcss',
+  '@storybook/react-docgen-typescript-plugin',
+  '@storybook/babel-plugin-require-context-hook',
+  '@storybook/builder-vite',
+  '@storybook/mdx1-csf',
+  '@storybook/mdx2-csf',
 ];
 export const isCorePackage = (pkg: string) =>
   pkg.startsWith('@storybook/') &&