diff --git a/.changeset/beige-suits-tell.md b/.changeset/beige-suits-tell.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9e8c919a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-suits-tell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Applied the fix from version `0.15.3` of this package, which is part of the `v0.71.1` release of Backstage.
diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e0d088adb..08704d48a8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @backstage/cli
 
+## 0.15.3
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Fixed an issue where the CLI would try and fail to require the `package.json` of other Backstage packages, like `@backstage/dev-utils/package.json`.
+
 ## 0.15.2
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/version.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/version.ts
index d65e1e06d6..1cddf773f4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/version.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/version.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import semver from 'semver';
 import { paths } from './paths';
 import { Lockfile } from './versioning';
 
-/* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies,monorepo/no-internal-import */
+/* eslint-disable monorepo/no-relative-import */
+
 /*
 This is a list of all packages used by the templates. If dependencies are added or removed,
 this list should be updated as well.
@@ -33,16 +34,16 @@ Rollup will extract the value of the version field in each package at build time
 leaving any imports in place.
 */
 
-import { version as backendCommon } from '@backstage/backend-common/package.json';
-import { version as cli } from '@backstage/cli/package.json';
-import { version as config } from '@backstage/config/package.json';
-import { version as coreAppApi } from '@backstage/core-app-api/package.json';
-import { version as coreComponents } from '@backstage/core-components/package.json';
-import { version as corePluginApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/package.json';
-import { version as devUtils } from '@backstage/dev-utils/package.json';
-import { version as testUtils } from '@backstage/test-utils/package.json';
-import { version as theme } from '@backstage/theme/package.json';
-import { version as scaffolderBackend } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend/package.json';
+import { version as backendCommon } from '../../../../packages/backend-common/package.json';
+import { version as cli } from '../../../../packages/cli/package.json';
+import { version as config } from '../../../../packages/config/package.json';
+import { version as coreAppApi } from '../../../../packages/core-app-api/package.json';
+import { version as coreComponents } from '../../../../packages/core-components/package.json';
+import { version as corePluginApi } from '../../../../packages/core-plugin-api/package.json';
+import { version as devUtils } from '../../../../packages/dev-utils/package.json';
+import { version as testUtils } from '../../../../packages/test-utils/package.json';
+import { version as theme } from '../../../../packages/theme/package.json';
+import { version as scaffolderBackend } from '../../../../plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json';
 
 export const packageVersions: Record<string, string> = {
   '@backstage/backend-common': backendCommon,