diff --git a/plugins/explore-react/api-report.md b/plugins/explore-react/api-report.md
index 75fb01064d..8a9d2b8b13 100644
--- a/plugins/explore-react/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/explore-react/api-report.md
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 ```ts
 import { ApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
-// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "ExploreTool" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
-//
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type ExploreTool = {
   title: string;
@@ -17,16 +15,12 @@ export type ExploreTool = {
   lifecycle?: string;
 };
 
-// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "ExploreToolsConfig" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
-//
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface ExploreToolsConfig {
   // (undocumented)
   getTools: () => Promise<ExploreTool[]>;
 }
 
-// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "exploreToolsConfigRef" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
-//
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const exploreToolsConfigRef: ApiRef<ExploreToolsConfig>;
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/explore-react/src/tools/api.ts b/plugins/explore-react/src/tools/api.ts
index 8a91b84785..0fae2ce0fb 100644
--- a/plugins/explore-react/src/tools/api.ts
+++ b/plugins/explore-react/src/tools/api.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 
 import { createApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
+/** @public */
 export const exploreToolsConfigRef = createApiRef<ExploreToolsConfig>({
   id: 'plugin.explore.toolsconfig',
 });
 
+/** @public */
 export type ExploreTool = {
   title: string;
   description?: string;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ export type ExploreTool = {
   lifecycle?: string;
 };
 
+/** @public */
 export interface ExploreToolsConfig {
   getTools: () => Promise<ExploreTool[]>;
 }
diff --git a/scripts/api-extractor.ts b/scripts/api-extractor.ts
index 007c93b146..dc05f00b84 100644
--- a/scripts/api-extractor.ts
+++ b/scripts/api-extractor.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ const ALLOW_WARNINGS = [
   'plugins/circleci',
   'plugins/cost-insights',
   'plugins/dynatrace',
-  'plugins/explore-react',
   'plugins/git-release-manager',
   'plugins/github-actions',
   'plugins/github-deployments',