diff --git a/.changeset/common-rivers-clean.md b/.changeset/common-rivers-clean.md
index d134c66917..617a769230 100644
--- a/.changeset/common-rivers-clean.md
+++ b/.changeset/common-rivers-clean.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/create-app': patch
 ---
 
-Updated to include the missing core plugins in the template used with the `--next` flag
+Updated to include the missing core plugins in the template used with the `--next` flag. Also updated `react-router*` versions and added Jest 30-related dependencies. Finally, moved the order of `@playwright/test` so it won't trigger a file change during the creation process.
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
index 7ee1fcdfa3..161ca3010d 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@
     "@backstage/frontend-defaults": "^{{ version '@backstage/frontend-defaults'}}",
     "@backstage/frontend-plugin-api": "^{{ version '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api'}}",
     "@backstage/integration-react": "^{{ version '@backstage/integration-react'}}",
-    "@backstage/plugin-api-docs": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-api-docs'}}",
+    "@backstage/plugin-api-docs": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-api-docs'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-app-react": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-app-react'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-app-visualizer": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-app-visualizer'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-catalog'}}",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph'}}",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-import": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-import'}}",
-    "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes'}}",
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph'}}",
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-import": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-import'}}",
+    "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-notifications": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-notifications'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-org": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-org'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-search": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-search'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-signals": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-signals'}}",
-    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-techdocs'}}",
-    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-module-addons-contrib": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-module-addons-contrib'}}",
+    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-techdocs'}}",
+    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-module-addons-contrib": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-module-addons-contrib'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-user-settings": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-user-settings'}}",
     "@backstage/ui": "^{{ version '@backstage/ui'}}",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.12.2",
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/packages/app/src/modules/nav/Sidebar.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/packages/app/src/modules/nav/Sidebar.tsx
index 918f851ddb..9b7cd7a7e4 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/packages/app/src/modules/nav/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/packages/app/src/modules/nav/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export const SidebarContent = NavContentBlueprint.make({
           <SidebarDivider />
           <NotificationsSidebarItem />
           <SidebarDivider />
-          <SidebarDivider />
           <SidebarGroup
             label="Settings"
             icon={<UserSettingsSignInAvatar />}