diff --git a/.changeset/nice-spies-beam.md b/.changeset/nice-spies-beam.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ac956709a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nice-spies-beam.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Bump `@testing-library/react` in the plugin template from `^10.4.1` to `^11.2.5`. To apply this to an existing plugin, update the dependency in your `package.json`.
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
index a3f924408a..ffd197d163 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "@backstage/dev-utils": "^{{version '@backstage/dev-utils'}}",
     "@backstage/test-utils": "^{{version '@backstage/test-utils'}}",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.10.1",
-    "@testing-library/react": "^10.4.1",
+    "@testing-library/react": "^11.2.5",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.0.7",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.7",
     "@types/node": "^12.0.0",