update-storybook-snapshots

To update Storybook snapshots after intentional UI changes, run the snapshot refresh process to regenerate visual regression baselines, ensuring the new visuals align with your updated component design intent before committing the changes.

Visual regression snapshot diffing in Storybook is the process of comparing updated UI component visuals against baseline images to detect unintended visual changes, allowing developers to validate design system revisions and component refactors.

Yes, you need pnpm installed. Updating Storybook visual regression snapshots requires a pnpm environment, an existing Storybook setup with image snapshot tooling, and access to the snapshot diff outputs to complete the refresh process.

Yes, you can integrate Storybook snapshot updates into CI workflows to keep visuals in sync with code. This automates the refresh process during continuous integration, maintaining accurate visual regression baselines after component updates.

Storybook visual regression tests fail after design updates because the baseline snapshots are stale and do not match the intentional UI changes. Refreshing the snapshots updates the baselines to reflect the new component visuals.

The best way to review Storybook snapshot diffs is to run the snapshot update process, examine the generated diff outputs, and validate that the visual changes accurately reflect your design intent before committing the updated baselines to version control.