diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
index d0a088a7d1..c1e4a51140 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
     "@backstage/cli": "^{{version '@backstage/cli'}}",
     "@backstage/e2e-test-utils": "^{{version '@backstage/e2e-test-utils'}}",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.32.3",
+    "@jest/environment-jsdom-abstract": "^30.0.0",
+    "@types/jest": "^30.0.0",
+    "jest": "^30.2.0",
+    "jsdom": "^27.1.0",
     "node-gyp": "^10.0.0",
     "prettier": "^2.3.2",
     "typescript": "~5.8.0"