diff --git a/plugins/auth-node/package.json b/plugins/auth-node/package.json
index 2ac9a17813..4ae5c439f0 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-node/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-node/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.15.0-next.0",
     "@backstage/config": "^1.0.1",
     "@backstage/errors": "^1.1.0",
-    "express": "^4.17.13",
+    "@types/express": "*",
     "jose": "^4.6.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
     "winston": "^3.2.1"