diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-radios-beam.md b/.changeset/chatty-radios-beam.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91ad76ee88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chatty-radios-beam.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/catalog-model': minor
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes': minor
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': minor
+---
+
+add kubernetes selector to component model
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
index e58bb4f047..be7b86dd52 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.3.0",
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.2.0",
     "@backstage/config": "^0.1.1",
     "@kubernetes/client-node": "^0.12.1",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/types.ts b/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/types.ts
index 663841ddf9..90c9e33504 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/types.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
   KubernetesRequestBody,
   ObjectsByEntityResponse,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend';
-import { V1LabelSelector } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
 
 export const kubernetesApiRef = createApiRef<KubernetesApi>({
   id: 'plugin.kubernetes.service',
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes/src/components/KubernetesContent/KubernetesContent.tsx b/plugins/kubernetes/src/components/KubernetesContent/KubernetesContent.tsx
index 4e1560be70..f87ab04ece 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes/src/components/KubernetesContent/KubernetesContent.tsx
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes/src/components/KubernetesContent/KubernetesContent.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import {
   ExtensionsV1beta1Ingress,
   V1ConfigMap,
   V1HorizontalPodAutoscaler,
-  V1LabelSelector,
   V1Service,
 } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
 import { Services } from '../Services';