diff --git a/packages/backend-common/package.json b/packages/backend-common/package.json
index 04a4971e00937d..da3261f84f2a5c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-common/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "tar": "^6.1.2",
     "unzipper": "^0.10.11",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "pg-connection-string": "^2.3.0"
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index be09563796208b..42472d7cbb4936 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     "webpack-node-externals": "^3.0.0",
     "yaml": "^1.10.0",
     "yml-loader": "^2.1.0",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.10.2",
diff --git a/plugins/app-backend/package.json b/plugins/app-backend/package.json
index b1a01a8345b0ca..93f6a34b454c13 100644
--- a/plugins/app-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/app-backend/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "9.1.0",
     "helmet": "^4.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.4",
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
index 3afd6cefe38947..2f6b75525de4a5 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "passport-saml": "^3.1.2",
     "uuid": "^8.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.5",
diff --git a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/package.json b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/package.json
index 044a1acb953888..6de4f22f6a2718 100644
--- a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.3",
diff --git a/plugins/badges-backend/package.json b/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
index fbd7b2c266ab60..8957b6e0e01802 100644
--- a/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.3",
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar-backend/package.json b/plugins/bazaar-backend/package.json
index a7c59735ffe888..bd6dd6f40bc936 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/bazaar-backend/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "knex": "^0.95.1",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.3"
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
index 504e86a7369f16..e07d14df6ef13a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "uuid": "^8.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
     "yaml": "^1.9.2",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0",
+    "yn": "^5.1.0",
     "yup": "^0.32.9"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/code-coverage-backend/package.json b/plugins/code-coverage-backend/package.json
index 4a24cada7c2044..0de7cd17bc1b0a 100644
--- a/plugins/code-coverage-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/code-coverage-backend/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "knex": "^0.95.1",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.4",
diff --git a/plugins/graphql-backend/package.json b/plugins/graphql-backend/package.json
index c0ef3f399c1bf8..d866561ea89a9f 100644
--- a/plugins/graphql-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/graphql-backend/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "helmet": "^4.0.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.3",
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/package.json b/plugins/jenkins-backend/package.json
index 4276e08c0539e9..9ac6e56c61ab65 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "jenkins": "^0.28.1",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.3",
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
index 75ec4c3f03a4c4..59e64ef41c9311 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "stream-buffers": "^3.0.2",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.5",
diff --git a/plugins/permission-backend/package.json b/plugins/permission-backend/package.json
index 890495f6464142..a9f4cad6fc6c03 100644
--- a/plugins/permission-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/permission-backend/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0",
+    "yn": "^5.1.0",
     "zod": "^3.11.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/proxy-backend/package.json b/plugins/proxy-backend/package.json
index fea9b93fe3616c..72178a8c1d183b 100644
--- a/plugins/proxy-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/proxy-backend/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "uuid": "^8.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
     "yaml": "^1.9.2",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0",
+    "yn": "^5.1.0",
     "yup": "^0.32.9"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json b/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json
index 52574026612c93..36bd7bdce7ab62 100644
--- a/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.4",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/package.json
index 349cda084e6425..1f19ac14f3874e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "command-exists": "^1.2.9",
     "fs-extra": "10.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.4",
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend/package.json b/plugins/search-backend/package.json
index c67d1ef047f9b8..b8f9241155c745 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.3",
diff --git a/plugins/tech-insights-backend/package.json b/plugins/tech-insights-backend/package.json
index c3c7a33bf1b36c..772675cbbda3da 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-insights-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/tech-insights-backend/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "semver": "^7.3.5",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "^0.1.11",
diff --git a/plugins/todo-backend/package.json b/plugins/todo-backend/package.json
index 7368f69fd84a21..274e62809699ed 100644
--- a/plugins/todo-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/todo-backend/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "leasot": "^12.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yn": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9f6bf3d5d85b0c..2c453fa98cdd43 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -29687,10 +29687,10 @@ yn@3.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/yn/-/yn-3.1.1.tgz#1e87401a09d767c1d5eab26a6e4c185182d2eb50"
   integrity sha512-Ux4ygGWsu2c7isFWe8Yu1YluJmqVhxqK2cLXNQA5AcC3QfbGNpM7fu0Y8b/z16pXLnFxZYvWhd3fhBY9DLmC6Q==
 
-yn@^4.0.0:
-  version "4.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/yn/-/yn-4.0.0.tgz#611480051ea43b510da1dfdbe177ed159f00a979"
-  integrity sha512-huWiiCS4TxKc4SfgmTwW1K7JmXPPAmuXWYy4j9qjQo4+27Kni8mGhAAi1cloRWmBe2EqcLgt3IGqQoRL/MtPgg==
+yn@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/yn/-/yn-5.1.0.tgz#4e7403e837b687c3708ae29dc2386e68c143d325"
+  integrity sha512-TfXLvT6eVsBNIm8rAXTwJYdQFtOXaHQ+rA7LU8HL8C/BFfaSfhvFE5T1rHAdBCbAj808HaqjXVkmo8jmeGOqhw==
 
 yocto-queue@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"