diff --git a/.changeset/tiny-mails-bathe.md b/.changeset/tiny-mails-bathe.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..868c2a8d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tiny-mails-bathe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Updated the root `test` scripts to use `backstage-cli repo test`.
+
+To apply this change to an existing app, make the following change to the root `package.json`:
+
+```diff
+-    "test": "backstage-cli test",
+-    "test:all": "lerna run test -- --coverage",
++    "test": "backstage-cli repo test",
++    "test:all": "backstage-cli repo test --coverage",
+```
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6603958253..95c2fa73da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
     "tsc": "tsc",
     "tsc:full": "backstage-cli repo clean && tsc --skipLibCheck false --incremental false",
     "clean": "backstage-cli repo clean",
-    "test": "backstage-cli test",
-    "test:all": "lerna run test -- --coverage",
+    "test": "backstage-cli repo test",
+    "test:all": "backstage-cli repo test --coverage",
     "lint": "backstage-cli repo lint --since origin/master",
     "lint:docs": "node ./scripts/check-docs-quality",
     "lint:all": "backstage-cli repo lint",
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
index a4f8815822..dd4d937db0 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     "tsc": "tsc",
     "tsc:full": "tsc --skipLibCheck false --incremental false",
     "clean": "backstage-cli repo clean",
-    "test": "backstage-cli test",
-    "test:all": "lerna run test -- --coverage",
+    "test": "backstage-cli repo test",
+    "test:all": "backstage-cli repo test --coverage",
     "lint": "backstage-cli repo lint --since origin/master",
     "lint:all": "backstage-cli repo lint",
     "prettier:check": "prettier --check .",