diff --git a/.changeset/renovate-53b7d25.md b/.changeset/renovate-53b7d25.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c4f7255d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/renovate-53b7d25.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Updated dependency `esbuild` to `^0.23.0`.
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 26efa9a7f8..89230c13b2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "css-loader": "^6.5.1",
     "ctrlc-windows": "^2.1.0",
     "diff": "^5.0.0",
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+    "esbuild": "^0.23.0",
     "esbuild-loader": "^4.0.0",
     "eslint": "^8.6.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
index 459bb1c683..783f1b7496 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
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     "@types/zen-observable": "^0.8.0",
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 770a4b5d60..f6c961f8de 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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     diff: ^5.0.0
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+    esbuild: ^0.23.0
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     eslint: ^8.6.0
     eslint-config-prettier: ^9.0.0
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     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/android-arm64@npm:0.21.5"
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+  resolution: "@esbuild/android-arm64@npm:0.23.1"
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/android-arm@npm:0.21.5"
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/android-x64@npm:0.21.5"
+"@esbuild/android-x64@npm:0.23.1":
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+  resolution: "@esbuild/android-x64@npm:0.23.1"
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/darwin-arm64@npm:0.21.5"
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-loong64@npm:0.21.5"
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+  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-loong64@npm:0.23.1"
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+  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-mips64el@npm:0.23.1"
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+  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-ppc64@npm:0.23.1"
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+  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-riscv64@npm:0.23.1"
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+  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-s390x@npm:0.23.1"
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+  resolution: "@esbuild/openbsd-arm64@npm:0.23.1"
+  conditions: os=openbsd & cpu=arm64
+  languageName: node
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