diff --git a/packages/create-block/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/create-block/CHANGELOG.md
index c405a7a8021e32..1ab34efe200f64 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/create-block/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Breaking Changes
+
+-   Update the list of available block categories to align with changes introduced in WordPress 5.5.0 (https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/07/30/block-api-updates-in-5-5/).
+-   Set the minimum required version of WordPress to 5.5.0 to ensure that block is correctly registered with new block categories.
+
 ## 0.16.0 (2020-06-25)
 
 ### New Feature
diff --git a/packages/create-block/lib/prompts.js b/packages/create-block/lib/prompts.js
index 5624f984f8292a..0396737e47cc47 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/lib/prompts.js
+++ b/packages/create-block/lib/prompts.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const category = {
 	type: 'list',
 	name: 'category',
 	message: 'The category name to help users browse and discover your block:',
-	choices: [ 'common', 'embed', 'formatting', 'layout', 'widgets' ],
+	choices: [ 'text', 'media', 'design', 'widgets', 'embed' ],
 };
 
 const author = {
diff --git a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/readme.txt.mustache b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/readme.txt.mustache
index 763e27bca5d91e..56262c0b4d2638 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/readme.txt.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/es5/readme.txt.mustache
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 Contributors:      {{author}}
 {{/author}}
 Tags:              block
-Requires at least: 5.3.2
-Tested up to:      5.4.1
+Requires at least: 5.5.0
+Tested up to:      5.5.1
 Stable tag:        {{version}}
 Requires PHP:      7.0.0
 {{#license}}
diff --git a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/esnext/readme.txt.mustache b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/esnext/readme.txt.mustache
index 763e27bca5d91e..56262c0b4d2638 100644
--- a/packages/create-block/lib/templates/esnext/readme.txt.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block/lib/templates/esnext/readme.txt.mustache
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 Contributors:      {{author}}
 {{/author}}
 Tags:              block
-Requires at least: 5.3.2
-Tested up to:      5.4.1
+Requires at least: 5.5.0
+Tested up to:      5.5.1
 Stable tag:        {{version}}
 Requires PHP:      7.0.0
 {{#license}}