diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin/package.json.hbs
index 1ee8231228..fe74e0e19c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
     "react-use": "{{versionQuery 'react-use' '17.2.4'}}"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "react": "{{versionQuery 'react' '^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0'}}"
+    "react": "{{versionQuery 'react' '^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0'}}",
+    "react-dom": "{{versionQuery 'react-dom' '^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0'}}"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/cli'}}",
@@ -42,7 +43,9 @@
     "@testing-library/react": "{{versionQuery '@testing-library/react' '14.0.0'}}",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "{{versionQuery '@testing-library/user-event' '14.0.0'}}",
     "msw": "{{versionQuery 'msw' '1.0.0'}}",
-    "react": "{{versionQuery 'react' '^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0'}}"
+    "react": "{{versionQuery 'react' '^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0'}}",
+    "react-dom": "{{versionQuery 'react-dom' '^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0'}}",
+    "react-router-dom": "{{versionQuery 'react-router-dom' '^6.0.0'}}"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"