diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
index 4e8ee254b9..0a5600ad24 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "@backstage/cli": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/cli'}}",
     "@types/supertest": "{{versionQuery '@types/supertest' '2.0.8'}}",
     "supertest": "{{versionQuery 'supertest' '4.0.2'}}",
-    "msw": "{{versionQuery 'msw' '0.43.0'}}"
+    "msw": "{{versionQuery 'msw' '0.44.0'}}"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
index 490f18d474..f084d59a8e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "@testing-library/user-event": "{{versionQuery '@testing-library/user-event' '14.0.0'}}",
     "@types/jest": "{{versionQuery '@types/jest' '26.0.7'}}",
     "@types/node": "{{versionQuery '@types/node' '16.11.26'}}",
-    "msw": "{{versionQuery 'msw' '0.43.0'}}",
+    "msw": "{{versionQuery 'msw' '0.44.0'}}",
     "cross-fetch": "{{versionQuery 'cross-fetch' '3.1.5'}}"
   },
   "files": [