diff --git a/.changeset/renovate-a3feeae.md b/.changeset/renovate-a3feeae.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5aa58d5f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/renovate-a3feeae.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+'@backstage/backend-test-utils': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+---
+
+Updated dependency `better-sqlite3` to `^8.0.0`.
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/package.json b/packages/backend-common/package.json
index cb3f4776ae..aff5e56abb 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-common/package.json
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     "@types/webpack-env": "^1.15.2",
     "@types/yauzl": "^2.10.0",
     "aws-sdk-mock": "^5.2.1",
-    "better-sqlite3": "^7.5.0",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^8.0.0",
     "http-errors": "^2.0.0",
     "mock-fs": "^5.1.0",
     "msw": "^0.49.0",
diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json b/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json
index 337c8e1adf..b1b4ee2d0c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
-    "better-sqlite3": "^7.5.0",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^8.0.0",
     "knex": "^2.0.0",
     "msw": "^0.49.0",
     "mysql2": "^2.2.5",
diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index f3508bfb18..085eec665b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "@gitbeaker/node": "^35.1.0",
     "@octokit/rest": "^19.0.3",
     "azure-devops-node-api": "^11.0.1",
-    "better-sqlite3": "^7.5.0",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^8.0.0",
     "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
     "example-app": "link:../app",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
index b45918dc43..93a5846bbf 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.151",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.8",
     "@types/uuid": "^8.0.0",
-    "better-sqlite3": "^7.5.0",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^8.0.0",
     "luxon": "^3.0.0",
     "msw": "^0.49.0",
     "supertest": "^6.1.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f67fdc2297..c80a5c665e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3431,7 +3431,7 @@ __metadata:
     aws-sdk: ^2.840.0
     aws-sdk-mock: ^5.2.1
     base64-stream: ^1.0.0
-    better-sqlite3: ^7.5.0
+    better-sqlite3: ^8.0.0
     compression: ^1.7.4
     concat-stream: ^2.0.0
     cors: ^2.8.5
@@ -3533,7 +3533,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
-    better-sqlite3: ^7.5.0
+    better-sqlite3: ^8.0.0
     knex: ^2.0.0
     msw: ^0.49.0
     mysql2: ^2.2.5
@@ -5243,7 +5243,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/lodash": ^4.14.151
     "@types/supertest": ^2.0.8
     "@types/uuid": ^8.0.0
-    better-sqlite3: ^7.5.0
+    better-sqlite3: ^8.0.0
     codeowners-utils: ^1.0.2
     core-js: ^3.6.5
     express: ^4.17.1
@@ -17601,14 +17601,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"better-sqlite3@npm:^7.5.0":
-  version: 7.6.2
-  resolution: "better-sqlite3@npm:7.6.2"
+"better-sqlite3@npm:^8.0.0":
+  version: 8.0.1
+  resolution: "better-sqlite3@npm:8.0.1"
   dependencies:
     bindings: ^1.5.0
     node-gyp: latest
     prebuild-install: ^7.1.0
-  checksum: 45159e535d2c4f81456f85adcfef82e8a49025ca3e70a79bb8c0a47c13e4d822633a51b457cc37b986c42f8912344152091c91cab485048a187900aab7e7d619
+  checksum: 533b2cc32bd54e2a943a4f63e079f8cc8945879b7a0ebd2085b948824ea067792f6f903ab75ba75d7cafc5f8f973354cdf9a042fa6216e077925d07a8df1bead
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -22482,7 +22482,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/express-serve-static-core": ^4.17.5
     "@types/luxon": ^3.0.0
     azure-devops-node-api: ^11.0.1
-    better-sqlite3: ^7.5.0
+    better-sqlite3: ^8.0.0
     dockerode: ^3.3.1
     example-app: "link:../app"
     express: ^4.17.1