diff --git a/.changeset/renovate-4fc113d.md b/.changeset/renovate-4fc113d.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abec879c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/renovate-4fc113d.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Updated dependency `@octokit/request` to `^8.0.0`.
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 8f3f1764c6..ab7cb46cab 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "@octokit/graphql": "^5.0.0",
     "@octokit/graphql-schema": "^13.7.0",
     "@octokit/oauth-app": "^4.2.0",
-    "@octokit/request": "^6.0.0",
+    "@octokit/request": "^8.0.0",
     "@pmmmwh/react-refresh-webpack-plugin": "^0.5.7",
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^26.0.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "^6.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 95ff225661..3500a60899 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3901,7 +3901,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@octokit/graphql": "npm:^5.0.0"
     "@octokit/graphql-schema": "npm:^13.7.0"
     "@octokit/oauth-app": "npm:^4.2.0"
-    "@octokit/request": "npm:^6.0.0"
+    "@octokit/request": "npm:^8.0.0"
     "@pmmmwh/react-refresh-webpack-plugin": "npm:^0.5.7"
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "npm:^26.0.0"
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "npm:^6.0.0"