diff --git a/.changeset/renovate-46eac46.md b/.changeset/renovate-46eac46.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4fe7eb71a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/renovate-46eac46.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Updated dependency `esbuild` to `^0.18.0`.
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index ae59c998b0..c804b0990b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
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     "css-loader": "^6.5.1",
     "diff": "^5.0.0",
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+    "esbuild": "^0.18.0",
     "esbuild-loader": "^2.18.0",
     "eslint": "^8.6.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
index cbac0ae98f..d3f222dc52 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
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     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.8",
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     "jest-when": "^3.1.0",
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     "msw": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ec034a3ede..0a02e5e85e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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     eslint: ^8.6.0
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     cors: ^2.8.5
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     fs-extra: 10.1.0
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/android-arm64@npm:0.17.19"
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/android-arm@npm:0.17.19"
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/android-x64@npm:0.17.19"
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/darwin-arm64@npm:0.17.19"
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/freebsd-arm64@npm:0.17.19"
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-loong64@npm:0.17.19"
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-mips64el@npm:0.17.19"
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-x64@npm:0.17.19"
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