diff --git a/plugins/auth-node/package.json b/plugins/auth-node/package.json
index 03fec84859..cd06bd2035 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-node/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-node/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.18.0-next.1",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "msw": "^0.43.0",
     "uuid": "^8.0.0"