diff --git a/plugins/auth-node/package.json b/plugins/auth-node/package.json
index 4ae5c439f0..f7e73418ae 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-node/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-node/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.15.0-next.0",
     "@backstage/config": "^1.0.1",
     "@backstage/errors": "^1.1.0",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
     "@types/express": "*",
     "jose": "^4.6.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",