diff --git a/.changeset/wise-beers-doubt.md b/.changeset/wise-beers-doubt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be70f326e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wise-beers-doubt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Updated `node-gyp` to v10
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
index d0c2467ca9..7841b5d4e6 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "@spotify/prettier-config": "^12.0.0",
     "concurrently": "^8.0.0",
     "lerna": "^7.3.0",
-    "node-gyp": "^9.0.0",
+    "node-gyp": "^10.0.0",
     "prettier": "^2.3.2",
     "typescript": "~5.4.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
index 93228e5c8f..049ea1c30c 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "app": "link:../app",
     "better-sqlite3": "^9.0.0",
     "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
-    "node-gyp": "^9.0.0",
+    "node-gyp": "^10.0.0",
     "pg": "^8.11.3",
     "winston": "^3.2.1"
   },