diff --git a/.changeset/large-feet-wash.md b/.changeset/large-feet-wash.md
index 15e3c54b42..d663661725 100644
--- a/.changeset/large-feet-wash.md
+++ b/.changeset/large-feet-wash.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend': minor
-'example-backend-next': minor
 ---
 
-Expose the techdocs-backend plugin using the new plugin system
+Added alpha export of the `techdocsPlugin` using the new backend system
diff --git a/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts
index 0f7af110e9..8f8984b192 100644
--- a/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { catalogModuleTemplateKind } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend/
 import { createBackend } from '@backstage/backend-defaults';
 import { appPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-app-backend/alpha';
 import { todoPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-todo-backend';
-import { techdocsPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend';
+import { techdocsPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend/alpha';
 
 const backend = createBackend();
 
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/techdocs-backend/alpha-api-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16db84c216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+## API Report File for "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+
+// @alpha
+export const techdocsPlugin: () => BackendFeature;
+
+// (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
+```
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md
index fe8db9a135..1f6aa1d66a 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ```ts
 /// <reference types="node" />
 
-import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
@@ -130,8 +129,5 @@ export type TechDocsCollatorOptions = {
 
 export { TechDocsDocument };
 
-// @public
-export const techdocsPlugin: () => BackendFeature;
-
 export * from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
index 6389487eec..1d2f4400eb 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,21 @@
     "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
     "types": "dist/index.d.ts"
   },
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.ts",
+    "./alpha": "./src/alpha.ts",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "alpha": [
+        "src/alpha.ts"
+      ],
+      "package.json": [
+        "package.json"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "backstage": {
     "role": "backend-plugin"
   },
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/alpha.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a36c5a1f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/alpha.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+export { techdocsPlugin } from './plugin';
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/index.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/index.ts
index 06259d3d3c..dc5d87d1b3 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export type {
   TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions,
   TechDocsCollatorOptions,
 } from './search';
-export { techdocsPlugin } from './plugin';
 
 /**
  * @deprecated Use directly from @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/plugin.ts
index 7cffcc8fbd..4b0ebbe366 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/plugin.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ import {
   Publisher,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
 import Docker from 'dockerode';
-import { createRouter } from './service';
+import { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend';
 
 /**
  * The TechDocs plugin is responsible for serving and building documentation for any entity.
- * @public
+ * @alpha
  */
 export const techdocsPlugin = createBackendPlugin({
   pluginId: 'techdocs-backend',