diff --git a/.changeset/young-camels-return.md b/.changeset/young-camels-return.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efdd822788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/young-camels-return.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Bump `esbuild` target for package builds to `ES2022`.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/builder/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/builder/config.ts
index 6fd92101f6..8beb2cbb1e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/builder/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/builder/config.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export async function makeRollupConfigs(
           template: svgrTemplate,
         }),
         esbuild({
-          target: 'es2019',
+          target: 'ES2022',
           minify: options.minify,
         }),
       ],