diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/package.json b/packages/repo-tools/package.json
index 5a5683dff9..0fc5cc3554 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@types/is-glob": "^4.0.2",
     "@types/mock-fs": "^4.13.0",
     "mock-fs": "^5.1.0"
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/lib/entryPoints.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/lib/entryPoints.ts
index df5633c103..4a412d410b 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/lib/entryPoints.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/lib/entryPoints.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { extname } from 'path';
-import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
+import type { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 
 export function getPackageExportNames(pkg: JsonObject): string[] | undefined {
   if (pkg.exports && typeof pkg.exports !== 'string') {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index aa8558da37..0438503db3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8618,6 +8618,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@manypkg/get-packages": ^1.1.3
     "@microsoft/api-documenter": ^7.19.27
     "@microsoft/api-extractor": ^7.33.7