diff --git a/.changeset/chilly-tables-crash.md b/.changeset/chilly-tables-crash.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c6510fb65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilly-tables-crash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Fix dependency ordering in templated packages.
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
index 070cb871bc..05c2436933 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
     "@spotify/prettier-config": "^12.0.0",
     "concurrently": "^6.0.0",
     "lerna": "^4.0.0",
+    "node-gyp": "^9.0.0",
     "prettier": "^2.3.2",
-    "typescript": "~4.6.4",
-    "node-gyp": "^9.0.0"
+    "typescript": "~4.6.4"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "@types/react": "^17",
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
index c060cb330c..ebd8a9ee15 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-search-react": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-search-react'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-tech-radar": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-tech-radar'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-techdocs'}}",
-    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-module-addons-contrib": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-module-addons-contrib'}}",
+    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-user-settings": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-user-settings'}}",
     "@backstage/theme": "^{{version '@backstage/theme'}}",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.12.2",
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 1b9b79b683..ca644265b8 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
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@
     "build-image": "docker build ../.. -f Dockerfile --tag backstage"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "app": "link:../app",
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^{{version '@backstage/backend-common'}}",
     "@backstage/backend-tasks": "^{{version '@backstage/backend-tasks'}}",
-    "@backstage/catalog-model": "^{{version '@backstage/catalog-model'}}",
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "^{{version '@backstage/catalog-client'}}",
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "^{{version '@backstage/catalog-model'}}",
     "@backstage/config": "^{{version '@backstage/config'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-app-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend'}}",
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend'}}",
+    "app": "link:../app",
     "better-sqlite3": "^7.5.0",
     "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^{{version '@backstage/cli'}}",
     "@types/dockerode": "^3.3.0",
-    "@types/express-serve-static-core": "^4.17.5",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
+    "@types/express-serve-static-core": "^4.17.5",
     "@types/luxon": "^2.0.4"
   },
   "files": [