diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 5b4a753dec..f5d7f88d1a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
 {
   "name": "example-backend",
   "version": "0.0.30",
-  "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
-  "types": "src/index.ts",
-  "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "private": true,
   "backstage": {
     "role": "backend"
   },
+  "private": true,
+  "keywords": [
+    "backstage"
+  ],
   "homepage": "https://backstage.io",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage",
     "directory": "packages/backend"
   },
-  "keywords": [
-    "backstage"
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "build": "backstage-cli package build",
+    "build-image": "docker build ../.. -f Dockerfile --tag example-backend",
     "clean": "backstage-cli package clean",
     "lint": "backstage-cli package lint",
     "start": "backstage-cli package start --require ./src/instrumentation.js",
-    "test": "backstage-cli package test",
-    "build-image": "docker build ../.. -f Dockerfile --tag example-backend",
-    "start:prometheus": "docker run --mount type=bind,source=./prometheus.yml,destination=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml --publish published=9090,target=9090,protocol=tcp prom/prometheus"
+    "start:prometheus": "docker run --mount type=bind,source=./prometheus.yml,destination=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml --publish published=9090,target=9090,protocol=tcp prom/prometheus",
+    "test": "backstage-cli package test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-entity-model": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-devtools-backend": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-events-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-notifications-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-backend": "workspace:^",
@@ -64,8 +68,5 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
-  },
-  "files": [
-    "dist"
-  ]
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 952f3315c4..3e8c2910b1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ backend.add(
   import('@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-entity-model'),
 );
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend/alpha'));
+backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-events-backend/alpha'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-devtools-backend'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend/alpha'));
 backend.add(
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 306e96a2c8..58c69ee093 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6166,6 +6166,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     cross-fetch: ^4.0.0
     uri-template: ^2.0.0
@@ -26382,6 +26383,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-entity-model": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-devtools-backend": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-events-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-notifications-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-backend": "workspace:^"