diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/package.json b/plugins/techdocs/package.json
index 201dc3e71a..8f15b11152 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/core-app-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/core-components": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
@@ -66,6 +65,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/core-app-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/dev-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-module-addons-contrib": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^",