diff --git a/.changeset/pink-terms-know.md b/.changeset/pink-terms-know.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca64a76f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pink-terms-know.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+'@backstage/codemods': patch
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+'@backstage/repo-tools': patch
+'@techdocs/cli': patch
+---
+
+Upgraded `commander` dependency from `^12.0.0` to `^14.0.3` across all CLI packages.
diff --git a/docs/features/techdocs/cli.md b/docs/features/techdocs/cli.md
index 67d29c4ebb..f6be53cb55 100644
--- a/docs/features/techdocs/cli.md
+++ b/docs/features/techdocs/cli.md
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Options:
   --legacyCopyReadmeMdToIndexMd   Attempt to ensure an index.md exists falling back to using <docs-dir>/README.md or README.md
                                   in case a default <docs-dir>/index.md is not provided. (default: false)
   --runAsDefaultUser              Bypass setting the container user as the same user and group id as host for Linux and MacOS (default: false)
-  -v --verbose                    Enable verbose output. (default: false)
+  -v, --verbose                   Enable verbose output. (default: false)
   -h, --help                      display help for command
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index a089dadedd..da96e14f66 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
     "chokidar": "^3.3.1",
-    "commander": "^12.0.0",
+    "commander": "^14.0.3",
     "cross-fetch": "^4.0.0",
     "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
     "css-loader": "^6.5.1",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/role.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/role.test.ts
index 8163512b76..76f51df06f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/role.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/role.test.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ jest.mock('./paths', () => ({
 }));
 
 describe('findRoleFromCommand', () => {
-  function mkCommand(args: string) {
+  function mkCommand(args?: string) {
     const parsed = new Command()
       .option('--role <role>', 'test role')
-      .parse(['node', 'entry.js', ...args.split(' ')]) as Command;
+      .parse(args?.split(' ') ?? [], { from: 'user' });
     return parsed.opts();
   }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('findRoleFromCommand', () => {
   });
 
   it('provides role info by role', async () => {
-    await expect(findRoleFromCommand(mkCommand(''))).resolves.toEqual(
+    await expect(findRoleFromCommand(mkCommand())).resolves.toEqual(
       'web-library',
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/test/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/test/index.ts
index 1583c74997..ecc546aee3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/test/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/test/index.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export default createCliPlugin({
       execute: async ({ args }) => {
         const command = new Command();
         command.allowUnknownOption(true);
+        command.allowExcessArguments(true);
         command.option(
           '--since <ref>',
           'Only test packages that changed since the specified ref',
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ export default createCliPlugin({
         const command = new Command();
 
         command.allowUnknownOption(true);
-        command.helpOption(', --backstage-cli-help');
+        command.allowExcessArguments(true);
+        command.helpOption('--backstage-cli-help');
         command.action(
           lazy(() => import('./commands/package/test'), 'default'),
         );
diff --git a/packages/codemods/package.json b/packages/codemods/package.json
index 99bd4b5c00..6a8a464a37 100644
--- a/packages/codemods/package.json
+++ b/packages/codemods/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "commander": "^12.0.0",
+    "commander": "^14.0.3",
     "jscodeshift": "^0.16.0",
     "jscodeshift-add-imports": "^1.0.10"
   },
diff --git a/packages/create-app/package.json b/packages/create-app/package.json
index ed0a466444..4841169251 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-app/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "commander": "^12.0.0",
+    "commander": "^14.0.3",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.3",
     "inquirer": "^8.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test/package.json b/packages/e2e-test/package.json
index 47f4d61d2d..1a2142d6e9 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-test/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "@backstage/create-app": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "commander": "^12.0.0",
+    "commander": "^14.0.3",
     "cross-fetch": "^4.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.3",
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/package.json b/packages/repo-tools/package.json
index 01e662bd48..57632eedd7 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
     "codeowners-utils": "^1.0.2",
     "command-exists": "^1.2.9",
-    "commander": "^12.0.0",
+    "commander": "^14.0.3",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "glob": "^8.0.3",
     "globby": "^11.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/cli-report.md b/packages/techdocs-cli/cli-report.md
index 4cb7988add..667c4fb6b6 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/cli-report.md
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/cli-report.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Options:
   --source-dir <PATH>
   --techdocs-ref <HOST_TYPE:URL>
   -h, --help
-  -v --verbose
+  -v, --verbose
 ```
 
 ### `techdocs-cli migrate`
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Options:
   --removeOriginal
   --storage-name <BUCKET/CONTAINER NAME>
   -h, --help
-  -v --verbose
+  -v, --verbose
 ```
 
 ### `techdocs-cli publish`
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Options:
   -c, --mkdocs-config-file-name <FILENAME>
   -h, --help
   -i, --docker-image <DOCKER_IMAGE>
-  -v --verbose
+  -v, --verbose
 ```
 
 ### `techdocs-cli serve:mkdocs`
@@ -128,5 +128,5 @@ Options:
   -h, --help
   -i, --docker-image <DOCKER_IMAGE>
   -p, --port <PORT>
-  -v --verbose
+  -v, --verbose
 ```
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
index 817c188258..8299e76a2f 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^",
-    "commander": "^12.0.0",
+    "commander": "^14.0.3",
     "fs-extra": "^11.0.0",
     "global-agent": "^3.0.0",
     "http-proxy": "^1.18.1",
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
-    "@types/commander": "^2.12.2",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.0",
     "@types/http-proxy": "^1.17.4",
     "@types/node": "^22.13.14",
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/src/commands/index.ts b/packages/techdocs-cli/src/commands/index.ts
index 253a2900fd..e69cf4671a 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function registerCommands(program: Command) {
       'Name for site when using default MkDocs config',
       'Documentation Site',
     )
-    .option('-v --verbose', 'Enable verbose output.', false)
+    .option('-v, --verbose', 'Enable verbose output.', false)
     .option(
       '--omitTechdocsCoreMkdocsPlugin',
       "Don't patch MkDocs file automatically with techdocs-core plugin.",
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export function registerCommands(program: Command) {
       'Optional Controls the number of API requests allowed to be performed simultaneously.',
       '25',
     )
-    .option('-v --verbose', 'Enable verbose output.', false)
+    .option('-v, --verbose', 'Enable verbose output.', false)
     .action(lazy(() => import('./migrate/migrate'), 'default'));
 
   program
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export function registerCommands(program: Command) {
       'Documentation Site',
     )
     .option('-p, --port <PORT>', 'Port to serve documentation locally', '8000')
-    .option('-v --verbose', 'Enable verbose output.', false)
+    .option('-v, --verbose', 'Enable verbose output.', false)
     .action(lazy(() => import('./serve/mkdocs'), 'default'));
 
   program
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ export function registerCommands(program: Command) {
       'Documentation Site',
     )
     .option('--mkdocs-port <PORT>', 'Port for MkDocs server to use', '8000')
-    .option('-v --verbose', 'Enable verbose output.', false)
+    .option('-v, --verbose', 'Enable verbose output.', false)
     .option(
       '--preview-app-bundle-path <PATH_TO_BUNDLE>',
       'Preview documentation using another web app',
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cc9278c94f..055c32c32b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3352,7 +3352,7 @@ __metadata:
     buffer: "npm:^6.0.3"
     chalk: "npm:^4.0.0"
     chokidar: "npm:^3.3.1"
-    commander: "npm:^12.0.0"
+    commander: "npm:^14.0.3"
     cross-fetch: "npm:^4.0.0"
     cross-spawn: "npm:^7.0.3"
     css-loader: "npm:^6.5.1"
@@ -3480,7 +3480,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/jscodeshift": "npm:^0.12.0"
     "@types/node": "npm:^22.13.14"
     chalk: "npm:^4.0.0"
-    commander: "npm:^12.0.0"
+    commander: "npm:^14.0.3"
     jscodeshift: "npm:^0.16.0"
     jscodeshift-add-imports: "npm:^1.0.10"
   bin:
@@ -3736,7 +3736,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/node": "npm:^22.13.14"
     "@types/recursive-readdir": "npm:^2.2.0"
     chalk: "npm:^4.0.0"
-    commander: "npm:^12.0.0"
+    commander: "npm:^14.0.3"
     fs-extra: "npm:^11.2.0"
     handlebars: "npm:^4.7.3"
     inquirer: "npm:^8.2.0"
@@ -7986,7 +7986,7 @@ __metadata:
     chokidar: "npm:^3.5.3"
     codeowners-utils: "npm:^1.0.2"
     command-exists: "npm:^1.2.9"
-    commander: "npm:^12.0.0"
+    commander: "npm:^14.0.3"
     fs-extra: "npm:^11.2.0"
     glob: "npm:^8.0.3"
     globby: "npm:^11.0.0"
@@ -20692,13 +20692,12 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^"
-    "@types/commander": "npm:^2.12.2"
     "@types/fs-extra": "npm:^11.0.0"
     "@types/http-proxy": "npm:^1.17.4"
     "@types/node": "npm:^22.13.14"
     "@types/serve-handler": "npm:^6.1.0"
     "@types/webpack-env": "npm:^1.15.3"
-    commander: "npm:^12.0.0"
+    commander: "npm:^14.0.3"
     find-process: "npm:^2.0.0"
     fs-extra: "npm:^11.0.0"
     global-agent: "npm:^3.0.0"
@@ -21210,15 +21209,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/commander@npm:^2.12.2":
-  version: 2.12.5
-  resolution: "@types/commander@npm:2.12.5"
-  dependencies:
-    commander: "npm:*"
-  checksum: 10/5b70bf09366f778f54cd0b831417aa1f749cdd9e95e81016d0537b801ad14275973b04c34ff4dfaa344986aa93b4518c2df12647ecf8b499b636585335ae3edc
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@types/compression@npm:^1.7.5":
   version: 1.8.1
   resolution: "@types/compression@npm:1.8.1"
@@ -27602,13 +27592,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"commander@npm:*, commander@npm:^13.1.0":
-  version: 13.1.0
-  resolution: "commander@npm:13.1.0"
-  checksum: 10/d3b4b79e6be8471ddadacbb8cd441fe82154d7da7393b50e76165a9e29ccdb74fa911a186437b9a211d0fc071db6051915c94fb8ef16d77511d898e9dbabc6af
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "commander@npm:11.1.0, commander@npm:^11.0.0":
   version: 11.1.0
   resolution: "commander@npm:11.1.0"
@@ -27644,13 +27627,27 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"commander@npm:^12.0.0, commander@npm:^12.1.0":
+"commander@npm:^12.1.0":
   version: 12.1.0
   resolution: "commander@npm:12.1.0"
   checksum: 10/cdaeb672d979816853a4eed7f1310a9319e8b976172485c2a6b437ed0db0a389a44cfb222bfbde772781efa9f215bdd1b936f80d6b249485b465c6cb906e1f93
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"commander@npm:^13.1.0":
+  version: 13.1.0
+  resolution: "commander@npm:13.1.0"
+  checksum: 10/d3b4b79e6be8471ddadacbb8cd441fe82154d7da7393b50e76165a9e29ccdb74fa911a186437b9a211d0fc071db6051915c94fb8ef16d77511d898e9dbabc6af
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"commander@npm:^14.0.3":
+  version: 14.0.3
+  resolution: "commander@npm:14.0.3"
+  checksum: 10/dfa9ebe2a433d277de5cb0252d23b10a543d245d892db858d23b516336a835c50fd4f52bee4cd13c705cc8acb6f03dc632c73dd806f7d06d3353eb09953dd17a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "commander@npm:^2.19.0, commander@npm:^2.20.0":
   version: 2.20.3
   resolution: "commander@npm:2.20.3"
@@ -29799,7 +29796,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/fs-extra": "npm:^11.0.0"
     "@types/node": "npm:^22.13.14"
     chalk: "npm:^4.0.0"
-    commander: "npm:^12.0.0"
+    commander: "npm:^14.0.3"
     cross-fetch: "npm:^4.0.0"
     fs-extra: "npm:^11.2.0"
     handlebars: "npm:^4.7.3"