diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
index f4ccd6b0cd..4996f6efb4 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
@@ -27,20 +27,8 @@
   "bin": {
     "techdocs": "bin/techdocs-cli"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "commander": "^4.1.1",
-    "dashify": "^2.0.0",
-    "inquirer": "^7.0.4",
-    "jest": "^26.0.1",
-    "ora": "^4.0.3"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/inquirer": "^6.5.0",
-    "@types/node": "^13.7.2",
-    "@types/ora": "^3.2.0",
-    "nodemon": "^2.0.2",
-    "ts-node": "^8.6.2"
+    "@backstage/cli": "^0.1.1-alpha.9"
   },
   "files": [
     "bin",