diff --git a/packages/create-app/package.json b/packages/create-app/package.json
index de1f495abe..c6f430702a 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-app/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
+    "command-exists": "^1.2.9",
     "commander": "^9.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.3",
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
+    "@types/command-exists": "^1.2.0",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
     "@types/inquirer": "^8.1.3",
     "@types/node": "^16.11.26",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bc0ca4bb6f..97e379e44d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3532,11 +3532,13 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@types/command-exists": ^1.2.0
     "@types/fs-extra": ^9.0.1
     "@types/inquirer": ^8.1.3
     "@types/node": ^16.11.26
     "@types/recursive-readdir": ^2.2.0
     chalk: ^4.0.0
+    command-exists: ^1.2.9
     commander: ^9.1.0
     fs-extra: 10.1.0
     handlebars: ^4.7.3