diff --git a/.changeset/long-waves-hear.md b/.changeset/long-waves-hear.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8decec294b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/long-waves-hear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+remove inline CSS from serve_index.html
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/serve_index.html b/packages/cli/templates/serve_index.html
index d7aebb7f4b..ff2426d3f3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/serve_index.html
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/serve_index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
/>
Backstage
-
+