diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-times-ring.md b/.changeset/breezy-times-ring.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f65dd6ff55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-times-ring.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/repo-tools': patch
+---
+
+Updated knip-reports to detect dependencies in dev/alpha pattern
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/knip-reports/knip-extractor.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/knip-reports/knip-extractor.ts
index 68bb0a9835..af3e32d2f4 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/knip-reports/knip-extractor.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/knip-reports/knip-extractor.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ async function generateKnipConfig({ knipConfigPath }: KnipConfigOptions) {
     workspaces: {
       '.': {},
       '{packages,plugins}/*': {
-        entry: ['dev/index.{ts,tsx}', 'src/index.{ts,tsx}'],
+        entry: ['dev/**/*.{ts,tsx}', 'src/index.{ts,tsx}'],
         ignore: [
           '.eslintrc.js',
           'config.d.ts',