diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
index 7f7e046605..dfe084ee24 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "@backstage/test-utils": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/test-utils'}}",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "{{versionQuery '@testing-library/jest-dom' '5.10.1'}}",
     "@testing-library/react": "{{versionQuery '@testing-library/react' '12.1.3'}}",
-    "@testing-library/user-event": "{{versionQuery '@testing-library/user-event' '13.1.8'}}",
+    "@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' '14.14.32'}}",
     "msw": "{{versionQuery 'msw' '0.35.0'}}",