diff --git a/.changeset/gentle-bags-bathe.md b/.changeset/gentle-bags-bathe.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..792de57fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gentle-bags-bathe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-sentry': patch
+---
+
+Export the plugin instance as `sentryPlugin`. The plugin instance is still exported as `plugin` as well, but it will be removed in the future.
diff --git a/plugins/sentry/src/extensions.tsx b/plugins/sentry/src/extensions.tsx
index ea63cd472a..9a16a6a7da 100644
--- a/plugins/sentry/src/extensions.tsx
+++ b/plugins/sentry/src/extensions.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/core';
 import { useEntity } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import React from 'react';
-import { plugin, rootRouteRef } from './plugin';
+import { sentryPlugin, rootRouteRef } from './plugin';
 
-export const EntitySentryContent = plugin.provide(
+export const EntitySentryContent = sentryPlugin.provide(
   createRoutableExtension({
     mountPoint: rootRouteRef,
     component: () =>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const EntitySentryContent = plugin.provide(
   }),
 );
 
-export const EntitySentryCard = plugin.provide(
+export const EntitySentryCard = sentryPlugin.provide(
   createComponentExtension({
     component: {
       lazy: () =>
diff --git a/plugins/sentry/src/index.ts b/plugins/sentry/src/index.ts
index de53d7456a..2fc51715f6 100644
--- a/plugins/sentry/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/sentry/src/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 
 export * from './api';
 export * from './components';
-export { plugin } from './plugin';
+export { sentryPlugin, sentryPlugin as plugin } from './plugin';
 export { EntitySentryCard, EntitySentryContent } from './extensions';
 export { Router } from './components/Router';
diff --git a/plugins/sentry/src/plugin.test.ts b/plugins/sentry/src/plugin.test.ts
index 8f24236586..af5feaa774 100644
--- a/plugins/sentry/src/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/sentry/src/plugin.test.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { plugin } from './plugin';
+import { sentryPlugin } from './plugin';
 
 describe('sentry', () => {
   it('should export plugin', () => {
-    expect(plugin).toBeDefined();
+    expect(sentryPlugin).toBeDefined();
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/sentry/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/sentry/src/plugin.ts
index 49ecfdb5f2..4c2a00de59 100644
--- a/plugins/sentry/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/sentry/src/plugin.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const rootRouteRef = createRouteRef({
   title: 'Sentry',
 });
 
-export const plugin = createPlugin({
+export const sentryPlugin = createPlugin({
   id: 'sentry',
   apis: [
     createApiFactory({