diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
index 1ad8d6c0c0..6bbf6c901c 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/FirestoreKeyStore.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/FirestoreKeyStore.ts
index a5479a6470..b5f4f5dcfb 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/FirestoreKeyStore.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/FirestoreKeyStore.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import {
   DocumentData,
   Firestore,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class FirestoreKeyStore implements KeyStore {
 
   static async verifyConnection(
     keyStore: FirestoreKeyStore,
-    logger?: Logger,
+    logger?: LoggerService,
   ): Promise<void> {
     try {
       await keyStore.verify();
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts
index 4cd8f91842..cc35c0d84e 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { pickBy } from 'lodash';
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { MemoryKeyStore } from './MemoryKeyStore';
 import { KeyStore } from './types';
 
 type Options = {
-  logger: Logger;
+  logger: LoggerService;
   database: AuthDatabase;
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/TokenFactory.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/TokenFactory.ts
index f80b79b6bc..ca16f8821f 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/TokenFactory.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/TokenFactory.ts
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ import { AuthenticationError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { exportJWK, generateKeyPair, importJWK, JWK, SignJWT } from 'jose';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 
 import { AnyJWK, KeyStore, TokenIssuer, TokenParams } from './types';
 
 const MS_IN_S = 1000;
 
 type Options = {
-  logger: Logger;
+  logger: LoggerService;
   /** Value of the issuer claim in issued tokens */
   issuer: string;
   /** Key store used for storing signing keys */
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ type Options = {
  */
 export class TokenFactory implements TokenIssuer {
   private readonly issuer: string;
-  private readonly logger: Logger;
+  private readonly logger: LoggerService;
   private readonly keyStore: KeyStore;
   private readonly keyDurationSeconds: number;
   private readonly algorithm: string;
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/catalog/CatalogIdentityClient.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/catalog/CatalogIdentityClient.ts
index 494e8b4d38..ff983e27a5 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/catalog/CatalogIdentityClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/catalog/CatalogIdentityClient.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { ConflictError, NotFoundError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class CatalogIdentityClient {
    */
   async resolveCatalogMembership(query: {
     entityRefs: string[];
-    logger?: Logger;
+    logger?: LoggerService;
   }): Promise<string[]> {
     const { entityRefs, logger } = query;
     const resolvedEntityRefs = entityRefs
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/resolvers/CatalogAuthResolverContext.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/resolvers/CatalogAuthResolverContext.ts
index cbc2439563..7d22526193 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/resolvers/CatalogAuthResolverContext.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/resolvers/CatalogAuthResolverContext.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
   stringifyEntityRef,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { ConflictError, InputError, NotFoundError } from '@backstage/errors';
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { TokenIssuer, TokenParams } from '../../identity/types';
 import { AuthResolverContext } from '../../providers';
 import { AuthResolverCatalogUserQuery } from '../../providers/types';
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function getDefaultOwnershipEntityRefs(entity: Entity) {
  */
 export class CatalogAuthResolverContext implements AuthResolverContext {
   static create(options: {
-    logger: Logger;
+    logger: LoggerService;
     catalogApi: CatalogApi;
     tokenIssuer: TokenIssuer;
     tokenManager: TokenManager;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class CatalogAuthResolverContext implements AuthResolverContext {
   }
 
   private constructor(
-    public readonly logger: Logger,
+    public readonly logger: LoggerService,
     public readonly tokenIssuer: TokenIssuer,
     public readonly catalogIdentityClient: CatalogIdentityClient,
     private readonly catalogApi: CatalogApi,
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/microsoft/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/microsoft/provider.ts
index bc581f6d10..8fc8459f10 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/microsoft/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/microsoft/provider.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import {
   commonByEmailLocalPartResolver,
   commonByEmailResolver,
 } from '../resolvers';
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { decodeJwt } from 'jose';
 import { Profile as PassportProfile } from 'passport';
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type PrivateInfo = {
 type Options = OAuthProviderOptions & {
   signInResolver?: SignInResolver<OAuthResult>;
   authHandler: AuthHandler<OAuthResult>;
-  logger: Logger;
+  logger: LoggerService;
   resolverContext: AuthResolverContext;
   authorizationUrl?: string;
   tokenUrl?: string;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class MicrosoftAuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
   private readonly _strategy: MicrosoftStrategy;
   private readonly signInResolver?: SignInResolver<OAuthResult>;
   private readonly authHandler: AuthHandler<OAuthResult>;
-  private readonly logger: Logger;
+  private readonly logger: LoggerService;
   private readonly resolverContext: AuthResolverContext;
 
   constructor(options: Options) {
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oauth2-proxy/provider.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oauth2-proxy/provider.test.ts
index 0279604f2d..f585d4831f 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oauth2-proxy/provider.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oauth2-proxy/provider.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jest.mock('@backstage/catalog-client');
 import { AuthenticationError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import express from 'express';
 import * as jose from 'jose';
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { AuthHandler, AuthResolverContext, SignInResolver } from '../types';
 import {
   oauth2Proxy,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('Oauth2ProxyAuthProvider', () => {
     'eyblob.eyJzdWIiOiJ1c2VyOmRlZmF1bHQvamltbXltYXJrdW0iLCJlbnQiOlsidXNlcjpkZWZhdWx0L2ppbW15bWFya3VtIl19.eyblob';
 
   let provider: Oauth2ProxyAuthProvider<any>;
-  let logger: jest.Mocked<Logger>;
+  let logger: jest.Mocked<LoggerService>;
   let signInResolver: jest.MockedFunction<
     SignInResolver<OAuth2ProxyResult<any>>
   >;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('Oauth2ProxyAuthProvider', () => {
     >;
     authHandler = jest.fn();
     signInResolver = jest.fn();
-    logger = { error: jest.fn() } as unknown as jest.Mocked<Logger>;
+    logger = { error: jest.fn() } as unknown as jest.Mocked<LoggerService>;
 
     mockResponse = {
       status: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
index 1459cff484..cba4ee1ee4 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
   BackstageSignInResult,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 import express from 'express';
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { TokenParams } from '../identity/types';
 import { OAuthStartRequest } from '../lib/oauth/types';
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export type AuthProviderFactory = (options: {
   providerId: string;
   globalConfig: AuthProviderConfig;
   config: Config;
-  logger: Logger;
+  logger: LoggerService;
   resolverContext: AuthResolverContext;
 }) => AuthProviderRouteHandlers;
 
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
index fa8dd95727..b28d2aeca1 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import Router from 'express-promise-router';
 import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import {
   defaultAuthProviderFactories,
   AuthProviderFactory,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export type ProviderFactories = { [s: string]: AuthProviderFactory };
 
 /** @public */
 export interface RouterOptions {
-  logger: Logger;
+  logger: LoggerService;
   database: PluginDatabaseManager;
   config: Config;
   discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
index 16ebbc9345..abda3a341c 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { Server } from 'http';
 import Knex from 'knex';
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { createRouter } from './router';
 
 export interface ServerOptions {
-  logger: Logger;
+  logger: LoggerService;
 }
 
 export async function startStandaloneServer(
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fd36fd1910..cecd8afe31 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4581,6 +4581,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend@workspace:plugins/auth-backend"
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"