diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts b/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts
index 34a239ca48..522db161eb 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jest.mock('./versions', () => ({
     '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': '1.0.0',
     '@backstage/plugin-auth-node': '1.0.0',
     '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-github-provider': '1.0.0',
+    '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-guest-provider': '1.0.0',
     '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': '1.0.0',
     '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-entity-model': '1.0.0',
     '@backstage/plugin-permission-common': '1.0.0',
diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts b/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
index ec96bafc1f..76f3c37f78 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import { version as pluginApiDocs } from '../../../../plugins/api-docs/package.j
 import { version as pluginAppBackend } from '../../../../plugins/app-backend/package.json';
 import { version as pluginAuthBackend } from '../../../../plugins/auth-backend/package.json';
 import { version as pluginAuthBackendModuleGithubProvider } from '../../../../plugins/auth-backend-module-github-provider/package.json';
+import { version as pluginAuthBackendModuleGuestProvider } from '../../../../plugins/auth-backend-module-guest-provider/package.json';
 import { version as pluginAuthNode } from '../../../../plugins/auth-node/package.json';
 import { version as pluginCatalog } from '../../../../plugins/catalog/package.json';
 import { version as pluginCatalogCommon } from '../../../../plugins/catalog-common/package.json';
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ export const packageVersions = {
   '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': pluginAuthBackend,
   '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-github-provider':
     pluginAuthBackendModuleGithubProvider,
+  '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-guest-provider':
+    pluginAuthBackendModuleGuestProvider,
   '@backstage/plugin-auth-node': pluginAuthNode,
   '@backstage/plugin-catalog': pluginCatalog,
   '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common': pluginCatalogCommon,
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.local.yaml b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.local.yaml
index 976293b546..4d4b6391d7 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.local.yaml
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.local.yaml
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 # Backstage override configuration for your local development environment
+auth:
+  providers:
+    guest: {}
+      # See https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/docs/auth/guest/provider.md
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 b9c0c75a77..93228e5c8f 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
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-app-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-github-provider": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-github-provider'}}",
+    "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-guest-provider": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-guest-provider'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-auth-node'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-entity-model": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-entity-model'}}",
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index d2502955fb..0615677df9 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend/alpha'));
 
 // auth plugin
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-auth-backend'));
-  // See https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/building-backends/migrating#the-auth-plugin
+// See https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/building-backends/migrating#the-auth-plugin
+backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-guest-provider'));
+// See https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/docs/auth/guest/provider.md
 
 // catalog plugin
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend/alpha'));