diff --git a/.changeset/late-falcons-sort.md b/.changeset/late-falcons-sort.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f6468e652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/late-falcons-sort.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend': patch
+'@techdocs/cli': patch
+---
+
+Removed `dockerode` dependency.
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
index 049ea1c30c..b2c9b239d6 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^{{version '@backstage/cli'}}",
-    "@types/dockerode": "^3.3.0",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "@types/express-serve-static-core": "^4.17.5",
     "@types/luxon": "^2.0.4"
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
index 74c90b4854..7a20eee17b 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^",
-    "@types/dockerode": "^3.3.0",
     "commander": "^12.0.0",
-    "dockerode": "^4.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.0.0",
     "global-agent": "^3.0.0",
     "http-proxy": "^1.18.1",
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
index 1abf653784..3346214371 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
-    "dockerode": "^4.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
-    "@types/dockerode": "^3.3.0",
     "msw": "^1.0.0",
     "supertest": "^6.1.3"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a5ffde3e54..86104b48a0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7728,9 +7728,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^"
-    "@types/dockerode": ^3.3.0
     "@types/express": ^4.17.6
-    dockerode: ^4.0.0
     express: ^4.17.1
     express-promise-router: ^4.1.0
     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
@@ -16607,14 +16605,12 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^"
     "@types/commander": ^2.12.2
-    "@types/dockerode": ^3.3.0
     "@types/fs-extra": ^11.0.0
     "@types/http-proxy": ^1.17.4
     "@types/node": ^18.17.8
     "@types/serve-handler": ^6.1.0
     "@types/webpack-env": ^1.15.3
     commander: ^12.0.0
-    dockerode: ^4.0.0
     find-process: ^1.4.5
     fs-extra: ^11.0.0
     global-agent: ^3.0.0
@@ -26491,6 +26487,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/luxon": ^3.0.0
     azure-devops-node-api: ^12.0.0
     better-sqlite3: ^9.0.0
+    dockerode: ^4.0.0
     example-app: "link:../app"
     express: ^4.17.1
     express-prom-bundle: ^7.0.0