diff --git a/.changeset/wicked-vans-press.md b/.changeset/wicked-vans-press.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d56c77b358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wicked-vans-press.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Bumped the `typescript` version in the template to `~4.6.4`.
+
+To apply this change to an existing app, make the following change to the root `package.json`:
+
+```diff
+   dependencies: {
+     ...
+-    "typescript": "~4.5.4"
++    "typescript": "~4.6.4"
+   },
+```
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
index 5bdbec7971..d4cf4fb5fe 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "concurrently": "^6.0.0",
     "lerna": "^4.0.0",
     "prettier": "^2.3.2",
-    "typescript": "~4.5.4"
+    "typescript": "~4.6.4"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "@types/react": "^17",