diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-weeks-hunt.md b/.changeset/shaggy-weeks-hunt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b007f6944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shaggy-weeks-hunt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Tweak `Dockerfile` to fix deprecated syntax.
diff --git a/docs/deployment/docker.md b/docs/deployment/docker.md
index 7a17f09ad6..afab8ef54d 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/docker.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/docker.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ COPY --chown=node:node .yarnrc.yml ./
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
 # This disables node snapshot for Node 20 to work with the Scaffolder
-ENV NODE_OPTIONS "--no-node-snapshot"
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--no-node-snapshot"
 
 # Copy repo skeleton first, to avoid unnecessary docker cache invalidation.
 # The skeleton contains the package.json of each package in the monorepo,
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ COPY --chown=node:node examples ./examples
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
 # This disables node snapshot for Node 20 to work with the Scaffolder
-ENV NODE_OPTIONS "--no-node-snapshot"
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--no-node-snapshot"
 
 CMD ["node", "packages/backend", "--config", "app-config.yaml", "--config", "app-config.production.yaml"]
 ```
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/Dockerfile b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/Dockerfile
index 09024eb44f..6a4c257afb 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ COPY --chown=node:node .yarnrc.yml ./
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
 # This disables node snapshot for Node 20 to work with the Scaffolder
-ENV NODE_OPTIONS "--no-node-snapshot"
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--no-node-snapshot"
 
 # Copy repo skeleton first, to avoid unnecessary docker cache invalidation.
 # The skeleton contains the package.json of each package in the monorepo,