diff --git a/.changeset/remove-protobufjs-pins.md b/.changeset/remove-protobufjs-pins.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b436e3e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/remove-protobufjs-pins.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli-module-build': patch
+---
+
+Suppress false-positive `@protobufjs/inquire` "Critical dependency" warning in the bundler. Since `protobufjs` 7.5.9, the dynamic require path in inquire is no longer exercised, but webpack/rspack still flags it during static analysis.
diff --git a/packages/cli-module-build/src/lib/bundler/config.ts b/packages/cli-module-build/src/lib/bundler/config.ts
index d3e5f01eac..8d6d92050e 100644
--- a/packages/cli-module-build/src/lib/bundler/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-module-build/src/lib/bundler/config.ts
@@ -394,16 +394,29 @@ export async function createConfig(
       }),
     },
     plugins,
-    ...(options.moduleFederationRemote && {
+    ignoreWarnings: [
+      // @protobufjs/inquire uses require(moduleName) with a dynamic argument.
+      // Since protobufjs >=7.5.9 this code path is never exercised (the
+      // bundler-safe optional module lookups backport replaced all call sites),
+      // but webpack/rspack still statically analyzes the source and emits a
+      // "Critical dependency" warning. Safe to suppress.
+      // See https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/issues/2057
+      {
+        module: /@protobufjs[\\/]inquire/,
+        message:
+          /Critical dependency: the request of a dependency is an expression/,
+      },
       // TODO: remove this warning skipping as soon as the corresponding bundler limitation
       // described in issue https://github.com/web-infra-dev/rspack/issues/13635 is fixed
       // when PR: https://github.com/web-infra-dev/rspack/pull/13636 is merged.
-      ignoreWarnings: [
-        {
-          message:
-            /No version specified and unable to automatically determine one\. No version in description file/,
-        },
-      ],
-    }),
+      ...(options.moduleFederationRemote
+        ? [
+            {
+              message:
+                /No version specified and unable to automatically determine one\. No version in description file/,
+            },
+          ]
+        : []),
+    ],
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-app/seed-yarn.lock b/packages/create-app/seed-yarn.lock
index e92bbfe51d..b6ba82ab17 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/seed-yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/create-app/seed-yarn.lock
@@ -37,46 +37,3 @@ fast-xml-builder@*:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/knex/-/knex-3.1.0.tgz#b6ddd5b5ad26a6315234a5b09ec38dc4a370bd8c"
   integrity sha512-GLoII6hR0c4ti243gMs5/1Rb3B+AjwMOfjYm97pu0FOQa7JH56hgBxYf5WK2525ceSbBY1cjeZ9yk99GPMB6Kw==
-
-// @protobufjs/inquire@1.1.1 dropped the eval-based workaround that hid its
-// dynamic require() from bundlers, which causes webpack/rspack to emit a
-// "Critical dependency: the request of a dependency is an expression" warning
-// that fails the build under CI=true. Pin to 1.1.0 until upstream is fixed.
-// See https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/issues/2057
-"@protobufjs/inquire@^1.1.0":
-  version "1.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@protobufjs/inquire/-/inquire-1.1.0.tgz#ff200e3e7cf2429e2dcafc1140828e8cc638f089"
-  integrity sha512-kdSefcPdruJiFMVSbn801t4vFK7KB/5gd2fYvrxhuJYg8ILrmn9SKSX2tZdV6V+ksulWqS7aXjBcRXl3wHoD9Q==
-
-// protobufjs@7.5.6 bumped its @protobufjs/inquire dependency to ^1.1.1, which
-// would bypass the pin above. Pin protobufjs to 7.5.5 (the last version that
-// requests inquire ^1.1.0) for all known workspace queries.
-"protobufjs@^7.0.0":
-  version "7.5.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
-  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==
-
-"protobufjs@^7.2.5":
-  version "7.5.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
-  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==
-
-"protobufjs@^7.2.6":
-  version "7.5.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
-  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==
-
-"protobufjs@^7.3.2":
-  version "7.5.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
-  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==
-
-"protobufjs@^7.4.0":
-  version "7.5.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
-  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==
-
-"protobufjs@^7.5.3":
-  version "7.5.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-7.5.5.tgz#b7089ca4410374c75150baf277353ef76db69f96"
-  integrity sha512-3wY1AxV+VBNW8Yypfd1yQY9pXnqTAN+KwQxL8iYm3/BjKYMNg4i0owhEe26PWDOMaIrzeeF98Lqd5NGz4omiIg==