diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 209e729..ac1fd16 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-signals-backend": "^0.3.16",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "^2.2.1",
     "app": "link:../app",
-    "better-sqlite3": "^12.0.0",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^13.0.3",
     "jose": "^6.2.3",
     "node-gyp": "^10.0.0",
     "pg": "^8.11.3"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fa2771a..d312e6d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -13108,7 +13108,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-signals-backend": "npm:^0.3.16"
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "npm:^2.2.1"
     app: "link:../app"
-    better-sqlite3: "npm:^12.0.0"
+    better-sqlite3: "npm:^13.0.3"
     jose: "npm:^6.2.3"
     node-gyp: "npm:^10.0.0"
     pg: "npm:^8.11.3"
@@ -13287,14 +13287,13 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"better-sqlite3@npm:^12.0.0":
-  version: 12.11.1
-  resolution: "better-sqlite3@npm:12.11.1"
+"better-sqlite3@npm:^13.0.3":
+  version: 13.0.3
+  resolution: "better-sqlite3@npm:13.0.3"
   dependencies:
-    bindings: "npm:^1.5.0"
+    node-addon-api: "npm:^8.0.0"
     node-gyp: "npm:latest"
-    prebuild-install: "npm:^7.1.1"
-  checksum: 10c0/162d3fa6c19a68191d09537bd113bd54a636c9fb38b0fc0796f4f270032770695ef35a1bca041a0a0fa9bfa47e20b9e17c94484a3899c31f38881af4d12b7fa5
+  checksum: 10c0/3daaad4fbd39b3ebddd9840c1aab0a7ccc94a01054fb03f6660ec2c226422b5daf3eb8e55a14103eddb84c2cd16f8e70ae9d41f0e2892b58c8c6152ee7ff09c0
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -13339,15 +13338,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"bindings@npm:^1.5.0":
-  version: 1.5.0
-  resolution: "bindings@npm:1.5.0"
-  dependencies:
-    file-uri-to-path: "npm:1.0.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/3dab2491b4bb24124252a91e656803eac24292473e56554e35bbfe3cc1875332cfa77600c3bac7564049dc95075bf6fcc63a4609920ff2d64d0fe405fcf0d4ba
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "bintrees@npm:1.0.2":
   version: 1.0.2
   resolution: "bintrees@npm:1.0.2"
@@ -17401,13 +17391,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"file-uri-to-path@npm:1.0.0":
-  version: 1.0.0
-  resolution: "file-uri-to-path@npm:1.0.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/3b545e3a341d322d368e880e1c204ef55f1d45cdea65f7efc6c6ce9e0c4d22d802d5629320eb779d006fe59624ac17b0e848d83cc5af7cd101f206cb704f5519
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "filesize@npm:^8.0.6":
   version: 8.0.7
   resolution: "filesize@npm:8.0.7"
@@ -25327,7 +25310,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"prebuild-install@npm:^7.0.1, prebuild-install@npm:^7.1.1":
+"prebuild-install@npm:^7.0.1":
   version: 7.1.3
   resolution: "prebuild-install@npm:7.1.3"
   dependencies: