diff --git a/.changeset/itchy-ads-sit.md b/.changeset/itchy-ads-sit.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8201d1015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/itchy-ads-sit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Upgraded the TypeScript version to 5.0
+
+To apply this change in your own project, switch the TypeScript version in your root `package.json`:
+
+```diff
+-    "typescript": "~4.6.4",
++    "typescript": "~5.0.0",
+```
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
index 734de5c6e4..0682114a35 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "lerna": "^4.0.0",
     "node-gyp": "^9.0.0",
     "prettier": "^2.3.2",
-    "typescript": "~4.6.4"
+    "typescript": "~5.0.0"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "@types/react": "^17",