diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index b44f30b9f9ab0a..711ce5105420fb 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.12.5",
     "@react-native-community/eslint-config": "^3.0.0",
     "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
-    "eslint": "^8.19.0",
+    "eslint": "^9.0.0",
     "jest": "^26.6.3",
     "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "0.72.3",
     "react-test-renderer": "18.2.0"