diff --git a/.changeset/renovate-786f04b.md b/.changeset/renovate-786f04b.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5f9b9b891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/renovate-786f04b.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+'@backstage/codemods': patch
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+'@backstage/repo-tools': patch
+'@techdocs/cli': patch
+---
+
+Updated dependency `commander` to `^12.0.0`.
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 78196d9fe6..523f47ca16 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
     "chokidar": "^3.3.1",
-    "commander": "^9.1.0",
+    "commander": "^12.0.0",
     "cross-fetch": "^4.0.0",
     "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
     "css-loader": "^6.5.1",
diff --git a/packages/codemods/package.json b/packages/codemods/package.json
index d469ad47ea..3a1979f135 100644
--- a/packages/codemods/package.json
+++ b/packages/codemods/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "commander": "^9.1.0",
+    "commander": "^12.0.0",
     "jscodeshift": "^0.15.0",
     "jscodeshift-add-imports": "^1.0.10"
   },
diff --git a/packages/create-app/package.json b/packages/create-app/package.json
index bd9b80144a..de12d932bc 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-app/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "commander": "^9.1.0",
+    "commander": "^12.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.3",
     "inquirer": "^8.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test/package.json b/packages/e2e-test/package.json
index 2f6abb8b4f..6848a0dd54 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-test/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "@backstage/create-app": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "commander": "^9.1.0",
+    "commander": "^12.0.0",
     "cross-fetch": "^4.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.3",
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/package.json b/packages/repo-tools/package.json
index de8b96a4d7..c7957bd270 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "@stoplight/types": "^14.0.0",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
     "codeowners-utils": "^1.0.2",
-    "commander": "^9.1.0",
+    "commander": "^12.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "glob": "^8.0.3",
     "is-glob": "^4.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
index e72f3950bf..5486c17e22 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^",
     "@types/dockerode": "^3.3.0",
-    "commander": "^9.1.0",
+    "commander": "^12.0.0",
     "dockerode": "^4.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.0.0",
     "global-agent": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4ff5a63d70..807c076e33 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3643,7 +3643,7 @@ __metadata:
     buffer: ^6.0.3
     chalk: ^4.0.0
     chokidar: ^3.3.1
-    commander: ^9.1.0
+    commander: ^12.0.0
     cross-fetch: ^4.0.0
     cross-spawn: ^7.0.3
     css-loader: ^6.5.1
@@ -3743,7 +3743,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/jscodeshift": ^0.11.0
     "@types/node": ^18.17.8
     chalk: ^4.0.0
-    commander: ^9.1.0
+    commander: ^12.0.0
     jscodeshift: ^0.15.0
     jscodeshift-add-imports: ^1.0.10
     ts-node: ^10.0.0
@@ -4031,7 +4031,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/node": ^18.17.8
     "@types/recursive-readdir": ^2.2.0
     chalk: ^4.0.0
-    commander: ^9.1.0
+    commander: ^12.0.0
     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
     handlebars: ^4.7.3
     inquirer: ^8.2.0
@@ -9978,7 +9978,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/prettier": ^2.0.0
     chalk: ^4.0.0
     codeowners-utils: ^1.0.2
-    commander: ^9.1.0
+    commander: ^12.0.0
     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
     glob: ^8.0.3
     is-glob: ^4.0.3
@@ -17872,7 +17872,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/node": ^18.17.8
     "@types/serve-handler": ^6.1.0
     "@types/webpack-env": ^1.15.3
-    commander: ^9.1.0
+    commander: ^12.0.0
     dockerode: ^4.0.0
     find-process: ^1.4.5
     fs-extra: ^11.0.0
@@ -23613,7 +23613,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"commander@npm:*, commander@npm:11.1.0, commander@npm:^11.0.0":
+"commander@npm:*, commander@npm:^12.0.0":
+  version: 12.0.0
+  resolution: "commander@npm:12.0.0"
+  checksum: bce9e243dc008baba6b8d923f95b251ad115e6e7551a15838d7568abebcca0fc832da1800cf37caf37852f35ce4b7fb794ba7a4824b88c5adb1395f9268642df
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"commander@npm:11.1.0, commander@npm:^11.0.0":
   version: 11.1.0
   resolution: "commander@npm:11.1.0"
   checksum: fd1a8557c6b5b622c89ecdfde703242ab7db3b628ea5d1755784c79b8e7cb0d74d65b4a262289b533359cd58e1bfc0bf50245dfbcd2954682a6f367c828b79ef
@@ -23669,7 +23676,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"commander@npm:^9.1.0, commander@npm:^9.5.0 <10":
+"commander@npm:^9.5.0 <10":
   version: 9.5.0
   resolution: "commander@npm:9.5.0"
   checksum: c7a3e27aa59e913b54a1bafd366b88650bc41d6651f0cbe258d4ff09d43d6a7394232a4dadd0bf518b3e696fdf595db1028a0d82c785b88bd61f8a440cecfade
@@ -25916,7 +25923,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/node": ^18.17.8
     "@types/puppeteer": ^5.4.4
     chalk: ^4.0.0
-    commander: ^9.1.0
+    commander: ^12.0.0
     cross-fetch: ^4.0.0
     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
     handlebars: ^4.7.3