diff --git a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b061370752df..52f97a68cbf87 100644
--- a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Enhancements
+
+-   Set the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.6 to make it work seamlessly with the latest version of `@wordpress/scripts` package ([#64920](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64920)).
+
 ## 2.6.0 (2024-08-21)
 
 ## 2.5.0 (2024-08-07)
diff --git a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache
index 83890732cc41b..56f660ce2b125 100644
--- a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * Description:       {{description}}
 {{/description}}
  * Version:           {{version}}
- * Requires at least: 6.1
+ * Requires at least: 6.6
  * Requires PHP:      7.0
 {{#author}}
  * Author:            {{author}}
diff --git a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/readme.txt.mustache b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/readme.txt.mustache
index f069906fb19fa..c3abf5ae4ec02 100644
--- a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/readme.txt.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/readme.txt.mustache
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Contributors:      {{author}}
 {{/author}}
 Tags:              block
-Tested up to:      6.1
+Tested up to:      6.6
 Stable tag:        {{version}}
 {{#license}}
 License:           {{license}}
diff --git a/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/CHANGELOG.md
index ddcf23926e52a..50290a8e07e90 100644
--- a/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Enhancements
+
+-   Set the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.6 to make it work seamlessly with the latest version of `@wordpress/scripts` package ([#64920](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64920)).
+
 ## 4.6.0 (2024-08-21)
 
 ## 4.5.0 (2024-08-07)
diff --git a/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache b/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache
index 6de24df94c8d8..bcc7f7537d95a 100644
--- a/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * Description:       {{description}}
 {{/description}}
  * Version:           {{version}}
- * Requires at least: 6.2
+ * Requires at least: 6.6
  * Requires PHP:      7.0
 {{#author}}
  * Author:            {{author}}
diff --git a/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/plugin-templates/readme.txt.mustache b/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/plugin-templates/readme.txt.mustache
index d2b31bed6c0e6..c3abf5ae4ec02 100644
--- a/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/plugin-templates/readme.txt.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block-tutorial-template/plugin-templates/readme.txt.mustache
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Contributors:      {{author}}
 {{/author}}
 Tags:              block
-Tested up to:      6.4
+Tested up to:      6.6
 Stable tag:        {{version}}
 {{#license}}
 License:           {{license}}
diff --git a/packages/create-block/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/create-block/CHANGELOG.md
index b0dae14eb13c8..3f742b352614e 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/create-block/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Enhancements
+
+-   Unpin the `@wordpress/scripts` version and set the minimum supported WordPress version to 6.6 ([#64920](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64920)).
+
 ## 4.49.0 (2024-08-21)
 
 ## 4.48.0 (2024-08-07)
diff --git a/packages/create-block/lib/init-wp-scripts.js b/packages/create-block/lib/init-wp-scripts.js
index 531eb970d8925..ca0101957f47f 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/lib/init-wp-scripts.js
+++ b/packages/create-block/lib/init-wp-scripts.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = async ( { slug } ) => {
 	info(
 		'Installing `@wordpress/scripts` package. It might take a couple of minutes...'
 	);
-	await command( 'npm install @wordpress/scripts@27 --save-dev', {
+	await command( 'npm install @wordpress/scripts --save-dev', {
 		cwd,
 	} );
 
diff --git a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/$slug.php.mustache b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/$slug.php.mustache
index 0f64471e434a7..a67c3ad55d3fe 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/$slug.php.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/$slug.php.mustache
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 {{#description}}
  * Description:       {{description}}
 {{/description}}
- * Requires at least: 6.1
+ * Requires at least: 6.6
  * Requires PHP:      7.0
  * Version:           {{version}}
 {{#author}}
diff --git a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/readme.txt.mustache b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/readme.txt.mustache
index f069906fb19fa..c3abf5ae4ec02 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/readme.txt.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/readme.txt.mustache
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Contributors:      {{author}}
 {{/author}}
 Tags:              block
-Tested up to:      6.1
+Tested up to:      6.6
 Stable tag:        {{version}}
 {{#license}}
 License:           {{license}}
diff --git a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/plugin/$slug.php.mustache b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/plugin/$slug.php.mustache
index 45487ef61006f..4524477ba73df 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/plugin/$slug.php.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/plugin/$slug.php.mustache
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 {{#description}}
  * Description:       {{description}}
 {{/description}}
- * Requires at least: 6.1
+ * Requires at least: 6.6
  * Requires PHP:      7.0
  * Version:           {{version}}
 {{#author}}
diff --git a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/plugin/readme.txt.mustache b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/plugin/readme.txt.mustache
index f069906fb19fa..c3abf5ae4ec02 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/plugin/readme.txt.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/plugin/readme.txt.mustache
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Contributors:      {{author}}
 {{/author}}
 Tags:              block
-Tested up to:      6.1
+Tested up to:      6.6
 Stable tag:        {{version}}
 {{#license}}
 License:           {{license}}