diff --git a/.changeset/gold-moons-collect.md b/.changeset/gold-moons-collect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32b9c4ce13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-moons-collect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Bump `sqlite3` to v5.
+
+To apply this change to an existing app, change the version of `sqlite3` in the `dependencies` of `packages/backend/package.json`:
+
+```diff
+     "pg": "^8.3.0",
+-    "sqlite3": "^4.2.0",
++    "sqlite3": "^5.0.0",
+     "winston": "^3.2.1"
+```
+
+Note that the `sqlite3` dependency may not be preset if you chose to use PostgreSQL when creating the app.
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
index 2c8f460a35..c62d7a5e02 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "pg": "^8.3.0",
     {{/if}}
     {{#if dbTypeSqlite}}
-    "sqlite3": "^4.2.0",
+    "sqlite3": "^5.0.0",
     {{/if}}
     "winston": "^3.2.1"
   },