diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/conditionExports.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/conditionExports.ts
index 1a36b4d7f3..0c502c6075 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/conditionExports.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/conditionExports.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { RESOURCE_TYPE_SCAFFOLDER_TEMPLATE } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common';
+import { RESOURCE_TYPE_SCAFFOLDER_TEMPLATE } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common/alpha';
 import { createConditionExports } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-node';
 import { scaffolderTemplateRules } from './rules';
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 0a0c45653d..6a22547b12 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ import {
   TaskSpec,
   TemplateEntityV1beta3,
   templateEntityV1beta3Validator,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common';
+import {
   templateParameterReadPermission,
   templateStepReadPermission,
-} from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common';
+} from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common/alpha';
 import express from 'express';
 import Router from 'express-promise-router';
 import { validate } from 'jsonschema';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/rules.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/rules.ts
index ba91b18bf5..8c9dde50e5 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/rules.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/rules.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
 
 import { makeCreatePermissionRule } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-node';
 import {
-  RESOURCE_TYPE_SCAFFOLDER_TEMPLATE,
   TemplateEntityStepV1beta3,
   TemplateParameter,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common';
+import { RESOURCE_TYPE_SCAFFOLDER_TEMPLATE } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common/alpha';
+
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
 export const createScaffolderPermissionRule = makeCreatePermissionRule<
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-common/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-common/alpha-api-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e89999ad85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-common/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+## API Report File for "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+import { ResourcePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
+
+// @alpha
+export const RESOURCE_TYPE_SCAFFOLDER_TEMPLATE = 'scaffolder-template';
+
+// @alpha
+export const scaffolderPermissions: ResourcePermission<'scaffolder-template'>[];
+
+// @alpha
+export const templateParameterReadPermission: ResourcePermission<'scaffolder-template'>;
+
+// @alpha
+export const templateStepReadPermission: ResourcePermission<'scaffolder-template'>;
+
+// (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
+```
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-common/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-common/api-report.md
index aba929228f..5417504eb8 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-common/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-common/api-report.md
@@ -8,15 +8,8 @@ import type { EntityMeta } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import type { JsonValue } from '@backstage/types';
 import { KindValidator } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { ResourcePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import type { UserEntity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
-// @alpha
-export const RESOURCE_TYPE_SCAFFOLDER_TEMPLATE = 'scaffolder-template';
-
-// @alpha
-export const scaffolderPermissions: ResourcePermission<'scaffolder-template'>[];
-
 // @public
 export const isTemplateEntityV1beta3: (
   entity: Entity,
@@ -102,15 +95,9 @@ export interface TemplateParameter extends JsonObject {
   };
 }
 
-// @alpha
-export const templateParameterReadPermission: ResourcePermission<'scaffolder-template'>;
-
 // @public
 export interface TemplateSpecValuesMetadata extends JsonObject {
   // (undocumented)
   tags?: string[];
 }
-
-// @alpha
-export const templateStepReadPermission: ResourcePermission<'scaffolder-template'>;
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-common/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-common/package.json
index d315754462..cc79e676fd 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-common/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-common/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@
     "module": "dist/index.esm.js",
     "types": "dist/index.d.ts"
   },
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.ts",
+    "./alpha": "./src/alpha.ts",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "alpha": [
+        "src/alpha.ts"
+      ],
+      "package.json": [
+        "package.json"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "backstage": {
     "role": "common-library"
   },
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-common/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-common/src/alpha.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a8c021d15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-common/src/alpha.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+export * from './permissions';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-common/src/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-common/src/index.ts
index 1b154f9ba7..a0133632db 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-common/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-common/src/index.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
  */
 
 export * from './TaskSpec';
+
 export {
   templateEntityV1beta3Validator,
   isTemplateEntityV1beta3,
 } from './TemplateEntityV1beta3';
-export * from './permissions';
 export type {
   TemplateEntityV1beta3,
   TemplateEntityStepV1beta3,