diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/badges.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/badges.ts
index 37529689f3..fa50731809 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/badges.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/badges.ts
@@ -28,5 +28,8 @@ export default async function createPlugin(
     config: env.config,
     discovery: env.discovery,
     badgeFactories: createDefaultBadgeFactories(),
+    tokenManager: env.tokenManager,
+    logger: env.logger,
+    identity: env.identity,
   });
 }
diff --git a/plugins/badges-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/badges-backend/api-report.md
index 8ca4b561a2..f43acf395f 100644
--- a/plugins/badges-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/badges-backend/api-report.md
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import express from 'express';
+import { IdentityApi } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
+import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { TokenManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface Badge {
@@ -112,5 +115,11 @@ export interface RouterOptions {
   config: Config;
   // (undocumented)
   discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
+  // (undocumented)
+  identity: IdentityApi;
+  // (undocumented)
+  logger: Logger;
+  // (undocumented)
+  tokenManager: TokenManager;
 }
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/badges-backend/package.json b/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
index 2983b17eb4..29c824fd70 100644
--- a/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@
     "yn": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@backstage/catalog-client": "^1.3.1",
+    "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/core-app-api": "^1.5.0",
-    "@backstage/dev-utils": "^1.0.12",
-    "@backstage/test-utils": "^1.2.5",
+    "@backstage/core-app-api": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/dev-utils": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.10.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^12.1.3",
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c2576e0795..213f03d6b1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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-  resolution: "@backstage/app-defaults@npm:1.2.1"
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-    "@backstage/core-plugin-api": ^1.5.0
-    "@backstage/plugin-permission-react": ^0.4.11
-    "@backstage/theme": ^0.2.18
-    "@material-ui/core": ^4.12.2
-    "@material-ui/icons": ^4.9.1
-  peerDependencies:
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-    react-dom: ^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0
-    react-router-dom: 6.0.0-beta.0 || ^6.3.0
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-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   resolution: "@backstage/app-defaults@workspace:packages/app-defaults"
@@ -3982,27 +3963,6 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: soft
 
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-  resolution: "@backstage/core-app-api@npm:1.6.0"
-  dependencies:
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-    "@backstage/core-plugin-api": ^1.5.0
-    "@backstage/types": ^1.0.2
-    "@backstage/version-bridge": ^1.0.3
-    "@types/prop-types": ^15.7.3
-    prop-types: ^15.7.2
-    react-use: ^17.2.4
-    zen-observable: ^0.10.0
-    zod: ~3.18.0
-  peerDependencies:
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-    react: ^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0
-    react-router-dom: 6.0.0-beta.0 || ^6.3.0
-  checksum: 301a765f877a5573861faccd4256033457ab40cb46b96ecbeaad749684d98ab4a0502919df22b8ef582e7575fb9224c9d3f5b19ed61209f98cd06f22a87c0930
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   resolution: "@backstage/core-app-api@workspace:packages/core-app-api"
@@ -4222,35 +4182,6 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: soft
 
-"@backstage/dev-utils@npm:^1.0.12":
-  version: 1.0.13
-  resolution: "@backstage/dev-utils@npm:1.0.13"
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-    "@backstage/catalog-model": ^1.2.1
-    "@backstage/core-app-api": ^1.6.0
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-    "@backstage/test-utils": ^1.2.6
-    "@backstage/theme": ^0.2.18
-    "@material-ui/core": ^4.12.2
-    "@material-ui/icons": ^4.9.1
-    "@testing-library/jest-dom": ^5.10.1
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-    "@testing-library/user-event": ^14.0.0
-    react-use: ^17.2.4
-    zen-observable: ^0.10.0
-  peerDependencies:
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-    react-router-dom: 6.0.0-beta.0 || ^6.3.0
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-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   resolution: "@backstage/dev-utils@workspace:packages/dev-utils"
@@ -5002,15 +4933,15 @@ __metadata:
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   dependencies:
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/catalog-client": ^1.3.1
+    "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/core-app-api": ^1.5.0
-    "@backstage/dev-utils": ^1.0.12
+    "@backstage/core-app-api": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/dev-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/test-utils": ^1.2.5
+    "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": ^5.10.1
     "@testing-library/react": ^12.1.3
     "@testing-library/user-event": ^14.0.0
@@ -9539,33 +9470,6 @@ __metadata:
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-  resolution: "@backstage/test-utils@npm:1.2.6"
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-    "@backstage/theme": ^0.2.18
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-    "@material-ui/core": ^4.12.2
-    "@material-ui/icons": ^4.9.1
-    "@testing-library/jest-dom": ^5.10.1
-    "@testing-library/react": ^12.1.3
-    "@testing-library/user-event": ^14.0.0
-    cross-fetch: ^3.1.5
-    zen-observable: ^0.10.0
-  peerDependencies:
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-    react: ^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0
-    react-dom: ^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0
-    react-router-dom: 6.0.0-beta.0 || ^6.3.0
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-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   resolution: "@backstage/test-utils@workspace:packages/test-utils"