diff --git a/workspaces/copilot/.changeset/healthy-needles-mate.md b/workspaces/copilot/.changeset/healthy-needles-mate.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..312f6f15920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/copilot/.changeset/healthy-needles-mate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage-community/plugin-copilot-backend': patch
+---
+
+Updated better-sqlite3 to v12
diff --git a/workspaces/copilot/packages/backend/package.json b/workspaces/copilot/packages/backend/package.json
index 1aeac52e505..f45de145816 100644
--- a/workspaces/copilot/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/copilot/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "backstage:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "backstage:^",
     "app": "link:../app",
-    "better-sqlite3": "^9.0.0",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^12.0.0",
     "node-gyp": "^9.0.0",
     "pg": "^8.11.3",
     "winston": "^3.2.1"
diff --git a/workspaces/copilot/yarn.lock b/workspaces/copilot/yarn.lock
index 9bb12e51537..bc2e4d15c86 100644
--- a/workspaces/copilot/yarn.lock
+++ b/workspaces/copilot/yarn.lock
@@ -13622,7 +13622,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/express-serve-static-core": "npm:^4.17.5"
     "@types/luxon": "npm:^3.0.0"
     app: "link:../app"
-    better-sqlite3: "npm:^9.0.0"
+    better-sqlite3: "npm:^12.0.0"
     node-gyp: "npm:^9.0.0"
     pg: "npm:^8.11.3"
     winston: "npm:^3.2.1"
@@ -13807,17 +13807,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"better-sqlite3@npm:^9.0.0":
-  version: 9.6.0
-  resolution: "better-sqlite3@npm:9.6.0"
-  dependencies:
-    bindings: "npm:^1.5.0"
-    node-gyp: "npm:latest"
-    prebuild-install: "npm:^7.1.1"
-  checksum: 10/06b3d95221071a06c2e22a9746d9b7049c0bce7962e5e3290ccf088fffbf4d4d52868f0d98b8ae2565fe33b1adab89823145f23c6f6eb63ecc4fc1b883f9082c
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "bfj@npm:^8.0.0":
   version: 8.0.0
   resolution: "bfj@npm:8.0.0"