diff --git a/.changeset/dependabot-601b89b.md b/.changeset/dependabot-601b89b.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f1a3d3a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dependabot-601b89b.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-components': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs': patch
+---
+
+chore(deps): bump `react-text-truncate` from 0.16.0 to 0.17.0
diff --git a/packages/core-components/package.json b/packages/core-components/package.json
index 943b17a4ae..83703e4824 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/package.json
+++ b/packages/core-components/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "react-router-dom": "6.0.0-beta.0",
     "react-sparklines": "^1.7.0",
     "react-syntax-highlighter": "^15.4.5",
-    "react-text-truncate": "^0.16.0",
+    "react-text-truncate": "^0.17.0",
     "react-use": "^17.2.4",
     "react-virtualized-auto-sizer": "^1.0.6",
     "react-window": "^1.8.6",
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/package.json b/plugins/techdocs/package.json
index 1f7f16a03b..0e5150dfac 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "react-router": "6.0.0-beta.0",
     "react-router-dom": "6.0.0-beta.0",
-    "react-text-truncate": "^0.16.0",
+    "react-text-truncate": "^0.17.0",
     "react-use": "^17.2.4"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0df29fb7d7..6512b3a056 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -20544,10 +20544,10 @@ react-test-renderer@^16.13.1:
     react-is "^16.8.6"
     scheduler "^0.19.1"
 
-react-text-truncate@^0.16.0:
-  version "0.16.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-text-truncate/-/react-text-truncate-0.16.0.tgz#03bbb942437dfba5cc0faf614f1339f888926f80"
-  integrity sha512-hMFXhUHgIBCCDaOfOsZAFeO4DGfG/paLyaS/F+X11CXseuScpxmMBUW6Luwjk9/FlGrVJWNGy1FSfK6b4yyiIg==
+react-text-truncate@^0.17.0:
+  version "0.17.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-text-truncate/-/react-text-truncate-0.17.0.tgz#a820bfd9d084caf85d900a011fe2ab4216fc3821"
+  integrity sha512-EUL7s47XApOgbR//t/9X+fXg1feS47RcTywNXEQZAlNL0vrCIYGye1C+mpUgGIIXKTkabweid6z7s16AkTo5sA==
   dependencies:
     prop-types "^15.5.7"