diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend/package.json b/plugins/notifications-backend/package.json
index 89cf7a1e57..455acb3bd4 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-notifications-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-notifications-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-signals-node": "workspace:^",
-    "@types/express": "*",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "knex": "^3.0.0",
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.8",
     "msw": "^1.0.0",
     "supertest": "^6.2.4"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0ded362b83..c9084565ca 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7796,7 +7796,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-notifications-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-notifications-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-signals-node": "workspace:^"
-    "@types/express": "*"
+    "@types/express": ^4.17.6
     "@types/supertest": ^2.0.8
     express: ^4.17.1
     express-promise-router: ^4.1.0