diff --git a/.changeset/spicy-items-itch.md b/.changeset/spicy-items-itch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6617a42a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spicy-items-itch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-jenkins-backend': patch
+---
+
+The `DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider.fromConfig` now requires an implementation of the `CatalogApi` rather than a `CatalogClient` instance.
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/jenkins-backend/api-report.md
index b8d171f9c1..d437a5dd75 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/api-report.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 > Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
 
 ```ts
-import { CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { EntityName } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import express from 'express';
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider implements JenkinsInfoProvider {
   // (undocumented)
   static fromConfig(options: {
     config: Config;
-    catalog: CatalogClient;
+    catalog: CatalogApi;
   }): DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider;
   // (undocumented)
   getInstance(opt: {
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.test.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.test.ts
index 496fe535e3..62299926df 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { Entity, EntityName } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import {
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ describe('JenkinsConfig', () => {
 });
 
 describe('DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider', () => {
-  const mockCatalog: jest.Mocked<CatalogClient> = {
+  const mockCatalog: jest.Mocked<CatalogApi> = {
     getEntityByName: jest.fn(),
-  } as any as jest.Mocked<CatalogClient>;
+  } as any as jest.Mocked<CatalogApi>;
 
   const entityRef: EntityName = {
     kind: 'Component',
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.ts
index 7dbc94dacf..f822f475f1 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import {
   Entity,
   EntityName,
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ export class DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider implements JenkinsInfoProvider {
 
   private constructor(
     private readonly config: JenkinsConfig,
-    private readonly catalog: CatalogClient,
+    private readonly catalog: CatalogApi,
   ) {}
 
   static fromConfig(options: {
     config: Config;
-    catalog: CatalogClient;
+    catalog: CatalogApi;
   }): DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider {
     return new DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider(
       JenkinsConfig.fromConfig(options.config),