diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 570a545741..a8f114c9b8 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "^0.43.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "^0.50.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.50.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.50.0",
+    "example-app": "link:../app"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 92abc82cbe..7af65ce173 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -26786,6 +26786,12 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
+"example-app@link:../app::locator=example-backend%40workspace%3Apackages%2Fbackend":
+  version: 0.0.0-use.local
+  resolution: "example-app@link:../app::locator=example-backend%40workspace%3Apackages%2Fbackend"
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: soft
+
 "example-app@link:../app::locator=example-backend-legacy%40workspace%3Apackages%2Fbackend-legacy":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "example-app@link:../app::locator=example-backend-legacy%40workspace%3Apackages%2Fbackend-legacy"
@@ -26961,6 +26967,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": ^0.43.0
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": ^0.50.0
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": ^0.50.0
+    example-app: "link:../app"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft