diff --git a/packages/app/package.json b/packages/app/package.json
index 255f66e5e2..60b6e9529d 100644
--- a/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/app/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^16.12.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.12.0",
-    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0",
     "react-use": "^13.24.0",
     "zen-observable": "^0.8.15"
   },
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
index 6956134a3c..5f4459f556 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "plugin-welcome": "0.0.0",
     "react": "^16.13.1",
     "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
-    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0",
     "react-use": "^13.24.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/package.json.hbs
index 13fe34f682..194e81da25 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/package.json.hbs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "react": "^16.13.1",
     "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
     "react-use": "^13.24.0",
-    "react-router-dom": "5.1.2"
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^{{version}}",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index a08cf12a29..c412219d98 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
     "react-addons-text-content": "0.0.4",
     "react-dom": "^16.12.0",
     "react-helmet": "5.2.1",
-    "react-router": "^5.1.2",
-    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",
+    "react-router": "^5.2.0",
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0",
     "react-sparklines": "^1.7.0",
     "react-syntax-highlighter": "^12.2.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/dev-utils/package.json b/packages/dev-utils/package.json
index bafbab2e32..77809cb44d 100644
--- a/packages/dev-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/dev-utils/package.json
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
     "@types/node": "^12.0.0",
     "react": "^16.12.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.12.0",
-    "react-router": "^5.1.2",
-    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2"
+    "react-router": "^5.2.0",
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/package.json b/packages/test-utils/package.json
index e34a750ae0..9cfc3cb2d5 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/test-utils/package.json
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
     "@types/node": "^12.0.0",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^4.2.4",
     "react-dom": "^16.12.0",
-    "react-router": "^5.1.2",
-    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2"
+    "react-router": "^5.2.0",
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/plugins/graphiql/package.json b/plugins/graphiql/package.json
index 3740ac01a2..d797254a98 100644
--- a/plugins/graphiql/package.json
+++ b/plugins/graphiql/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^12.0.0",
     "@types/testing-library__jest-dom": "^5.0.4",
     "jest-fetch-mock": "^3.0.3",
-    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2"
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/plugins/home-page/package.json b/plugins/home-page/package.json
index 121bed61da..bfd0d7c1b4 100644
--- a/plugins/home-page/package.json
+++ b/plugins/home-page/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "@types/jest": "^24.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^12.0.0",
     "@types/testing-library__jest-dom": "^5.0.4",
-    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0",
     "jest-fetch-mock": "^3.0.3"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/plugins/lighthouse/package.json b/plugins/lighthouse/package.json
index 22073de3a1..28df6f9d9b 100644
--- a/plugins/lighthouse/package.json
+++ b/plugins/lighthouse/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "react": "^16.13.1",
     "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
     "react-markdown": "^4.3.1",
-    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0",
     "react-use": "^13.24.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/welcome/package.json b/plugins/welcome/package.json
index 4898d6b07d..dca61e691d 100644
--- a/plugins/welcome/package.json
+++ b/plugins/welcome/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "@material-ui/lab": "4.0.0-alpha.45",
     "react": "^16.13.1",
     "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
-    "react-router-dom": "5.1.2",
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0",
     "react-use": "^13.24.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d312e5b03b..b2840e55e3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@
   dependencies:
     regenerator-runtime "^0.13.4"
 
-"@babel/runtime@^7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.3.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.3.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.6", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.7", "@babel/runtime@^7.9.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.9.6":
+"@babel/runtime@^7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.3.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.3.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.4.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.6", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.7", "@babel/runtime@^7.9.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.9.6":
   version "7.9.6"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.9.6.tgz#a9102eb5cadedf3f31d08a9ecf294af7827ea29f"
   integrity sha512-64AF1xY3OAkFHqOb9s4jpgk1Mm5vDZ4L3acHvAml+53nO1XbXLuDodsVpO4OIUsmemlUHMxNdYMNJmsvOwLrvQ==
@@ -14652,15 +14652,6 @@ min-indent@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/min-indent/-/min-indent-1.0.0.tgz#cfc45c37e9ec0d8f0a0ec3dd4ef7f7c3abe39256"
   integrity sha1-z8RcN+nsDY8KDsPdTvf3w6vjklY=
 
-mini-create-react-context@^0.3.0:
-  version "0.3.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/mini-create-react-context/-/mini-create-react-context-0.3.2.tgz#79fc598f283dd623da8e088b05db8cddab250189"
-  integrity sha512-2v+OeetEyliMt5VHMXsBhABoJ0/M4RCe7fatd/fBy6SMiKazUSEt3gxxypfnk2SHMkdBYvorHRoQxuGoiwbzAw==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.4.0"
-    gud "^1.0.0"
-    tiny-warning "^1.0.2"
-
 mini-create-react-context@^0.4.0:
   version "0.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/mini-create-react-context/-/mini-create-react-context-0.4.0.tgz#df60501c83151db69e28eac0ef08b4002efab040"
@@ -17875,36 +17866,20 @@ react-redux@^7.0.3:
     prop-types "^15.7.2"
     react-is "^16.9.0"
 
-react-router-dom@5.1.2, react-router-dom@^5.1.2:
-  version "5.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-router-dom/-/react-router-dom-5.1.2.tgz#06701b834352f44d37fbb6311f870f84c76b9c18"
-  integrity sha512-7BPHAaIwWpZS074UKaw1FjVdZBSVWEk8IuDXdB+OkLb8vd/WRQIpA4ag9WQk61aEfQs47wHyjWUoUGGZxpQXew==
+react-router-dom@^5.2.0:
+  version "5.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-router-dom/-/react-router-dom-5.2.0.tgz#9e65a4d0c45e13289e66c7b17c7e175d0ea15662"
+  integrity sha512-gxAmfylo2QUjcwxI63RhQ5G85Qqt4voZpUXSEqCwykV0baaOTQDR1f0PmY8AELqIyVc0NEZUj0Gov5lNGcXgsA==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.1.2"
     history "^4.9.0"
     loose-envify "^1.3.1"
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
-    react-router "5.1.2"
+    react-router "5.2.0"
     tiny-invariant "^1.0.2"
     tiny-warning "^1.0.0"
 
-react-router@5.1.2:
-  version "5.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-router/-/react-router-5.1.2.tgz#6ea51d789cb36a6be1ba5f7c0d48dd9e817d3418"
-  integrity sha512-yjEuMFy1ONK246B+rsa0cUam5OeAQ8pyclRDgpxuSCrAlJ1qN9uZ5IgyKC7gQg0w8OM50NXHEegPh/ks9YuR2A==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.1.2"
-    history "^4.9.0"
-    hoist-non-react-statics "^3.1.0"
-    loose-envify "^1.3.1"
-    mini-create-react-context "^0.3.0"
-    path-to-regexp "^1.7.0"
-    prop-types "^15.6.2"
-    react-is "^16.6.0"
-    tiny-invariant "^1.0.2"
-    tiny-warning "^1.0.0"
-
-react-router@^5.1.2:
+react-router@5.2.0, react-router@^5.2.0:
   version "5.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-router/-/react-router-5.2.0.tgz#424e75641ca8747fbf76e5ecca69781aa37ea293"
   integrity sha512-smz1DUuFHRKdcJC0jobGo8cVbhO3x50tCL4icacOlcwDOEQPq4TMqwx3sY1TP+DvtTgz4nm3thuo7A+BK2U0Dw==