diff --git a/packages/create-app/seed-yarn.lock b/packages/create-app/seed-yarn.lock
index b6ba82ab17..e92bbfe51d 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/seed-yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/create-app/seed-yarn.lock
@@ -37,3 +37,46 @@ fast-xml-builder@*:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/knex/-/knex-3.1.0.tgz#b6ddd5b5ad26a6315234a5b09ec38dc4a370bd8c"
   integrity sha512-GLoII6hR0c4ti243gMs5/1Rb3B+AjwMOfjYm97pu0FOQa7JH56hgBxYf5WK2525ceSbBY1cjeZ9yk99GPMB6Kw==
+
+// @protobufjs/inquire@1.1.1 dropped the eval-based workaround that hid its
+// dynamic require() from bundlers, which causes webpack/rspack to emit a
+// "Critical dependency: the request of a dependency is an expression" warning
+// that fails the build under CI=true. Pin to 1.1.0 until upstream is fixed.
+// See https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/issues/2057
+"@protobufjs/inquire@^1.1.0":
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@protobufjs/inquire/-/inquire-1.1.0.tgz#ff200e3e7cf2429e2dcafc1140828e8cc638f089"
+  integrity sha512-kdSefcPdruJiFMVSbn801t4vFK7KB/5gd2fYvrxhuJYg8ILrmn9SKSX2tZdV6V+ksulWqS7aXjBcRXl3wHoD9Q==
+
+// protobufjs@7.5.6 bumped its @protobufjs/inquire dependency to ^1.1.1, which
+// would bypass the pin above. Pin protobufjs to 7.5.5 (the last version that
+// requests inquire ^1.1.0) for all known workspace queries.
+"protobufjs@^7.0.0":
+  version "7.5.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
+  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==
+
+"protobufjs@^7.2.5":
+  version "7.5.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
+  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==
+
+"protobufjs@^7.2.6":
+  version "7.5.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
+  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==
+
+"protobufjs@^7.3.2":
+  version "7.5.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
+  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==
+
+"protobufjs@^7.4.0":
+  version "7.5.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
+  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==
+
+"protobufjs@^7.5.3":
+  version "7.5.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
+  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==