diff --git a/.changeset/tame-games-rule.md b/.changeset/tame-games-rule.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..408c8ca14b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tame-games-rule.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Pin some octokit dependencies to avoid failing typescript build under `tsc:full`
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
index 0682114a35..f00500af68 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "@types/react": "^17",
-    "@types/react-dom": "^17"
+    "@types/react-dom": "^17",
+    "@octokit/rest": "18.5.6",
+    "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods": "5.16.2",
+    "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest": "2.7.0"
   },
   "prettier": "@spotify/prettier-config",
   "lint-staged": {