diff --git a/.changeset/backmerge-16-04-26.md b/.changeset/backmerge-16-04-26.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1d7ea1c3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/backmerge-16-04-26.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-eth": patch
+---
+
+- update vercel CLI to ~51.2.1 for yarn vercel:login (https://github.com/scaffold-eth/scaffold-eth-2/pull/1269)
diff --git a/templates/base/packages/nextjs/package.json b/templates/base/packages/nextjs/package.json
index d3138786c6..b23c720afe 100644
--- a/templates/base/packages/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/templates/base/packages/nextjs/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "tailwindcss": "4.1.3",
     "type-fest": "~4.26.1",
     "typescript": "~5.8.2",
-    "vercel": "~39.1.3"
+    "vercel": "~51.2.1"
   },
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.2.3"
 }