diff --git a/.changeset/eight-eels-compete.md b/.changeset/eight-eels-compete.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cd0cdf041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eight-eels-compete.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-bazaar-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-playlist-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-user-settings-backend': patch
+---
+
+Ensured typescript type checks in migration files.
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211014144054_init.js b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211014144054_init.js
index 5bf66698ac..503812225d 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211014144054_init.js
+++ b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211014144054_init.js
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
+/**
+ * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
+ */
 exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   await knex.schema.createTable('metadata', table => {
     table.comment('The table of Bazaar metadata');
@@ -59,6 +64,9 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   });
 };
 
+/**
+ * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
+ */
 exports.down = async function down(knex) {
   await knex.schema.dropTable('metadata');
   await knex.schema.dropTable('members');
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211020073922_add_columns.js b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211020073922_add_columns.js
index ea3a89ea72..740eacb407 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211020073922_add_columns.js
+++ b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211020073922_add_columns.js
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
+/**
+ * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
+ */
 exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   await knex.schema.alterTable('metadata', table => {
     table
@@ -35,6 +40,9 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   });
 };
 
+/**
+ * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
+ */
 exports.down = async function down(knex) {
   await knex.schema.alterTable('metadata', table => {
     table
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211117092217_optional_entity_ref.js b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211117092217_optional_entity_ref.js
index 9dd8097ae2..0953d5c2b1 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211117092217_optional_entity_ref.js
+++ b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20211117092217_optional_entity_ref.js
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
+/**
+ * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
+ */
 exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   if (knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
     await knex.schema.dropTable('metadata');
@@ -92,6 +97,9 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
+ */
 exports.down = async function down(knex) {
   if (knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
     await knex.schema.dropTable('metadata');
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20220817150443_add_member_entity_ref.js b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20220817150443_add_member_entity_ref.js
index 79b80ef20c..c7ac0ccf2c 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20220817150443_add_member_entity_ref.js
+++ b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20220817150443_add_member_entity_ref.js
@@ -14,12 +14,20 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
+/**
+ * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
+ */
 exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   await knex.schema.alterTable('members', table => {
     table.string('user_ref').nullable();
   });
 };
 
+/**
+ * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
+ */
 exports.down = async function down(knex) {
   return knex.schema.table('members', table => {
     table.dropColumn('user_ref');
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20221121120212_rename_col_to_title.js b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20221121120212_rename_col_to_title.js
index 9974c9eb20..93de567f93 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20221121120212_rename_col_to_title.js
+++ b/plugins/bazaar-backend/migrations/20221121120212_rename_col_to_title.js
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
 /**
- * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
- * @returns { Promise<void> }
+ * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
  */
 exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   await knex.schema.alterTable('metadata', table => {
@@ -25,8 +26,7 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
 };
 
 /**
- * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
- * @returns { Promise<void> }
+ * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
  */
 exports.down = async function down(knex) {
   await knex.schema.alterTable('metadata', table => {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/migrations/20221116073152_init.js b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/migrations/20221116073152_init.js
index dc77e0bc31..09b6af9004 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/migrations/20221116073152_init.js
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/migrations/20221116073152_init.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
 /**
  * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
  */
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
     table.comment('Tracks ingestion streams for very large data sets');
 
     table
-      .uuid('id', { primary: true })
+      .uuid('id')
       .notNullable()
       .comment('Auto-generated ID of the ingestion');
 
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   });
 
   await knex.schema.alterTable('ingestions', t => {
-    t.primary('id');
+    t.primary(['id']);
     t.index('provider_name', 'ingestion_provider_name_idx');
     t.unique(['provider_name', 'completion_ticket'], {
       indexName: 'ingestion_composite_index',
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
     table.comment('tracks each step of an iterative ingestion');
 
     table
-      .uuid('id', { primary: true })
+      .uuid('id')
       .notNullable()
       .comment('Auto-generated ID of the ingestion mark');
 
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   });
 
   await knex.schema.alterTable('ingestion_marks', t => {
-    t.primary('id');
+    t.primary(['id']);
     t.index('ingestion_id', 'ingestion_mark_ingestion_id_idx');
   });
 
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
     );
 
     table
-      .uuid('id', { primary: true })
+      .uuid('id')
       .notNullable()
       .comment('Auto-generated ID of the marked entity');
 
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   });
 
   await knex.schema.alterTable('ingestion_mark_entities', t => {
-    t.primary('id');
+    t.primary(['id']);
     t.index('ingestion_mark_id', 'ingestion_mark_entity_ingestion_mark_id_idx');
   });
 };
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20200511113813_init.js b/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20200511113813_init.js
index a34912135e..710ff537e0 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20200511113813_init.js
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20200511113813_init.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
       //
       .createTable('locations', table => {
         table.comment(
-          'Registered locations that shall be contiuously scanned for catalog item updates',
+          'Registered locations that shall be continuously scanned for catalog item updates',
         );
         table
           .uuid('id')
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20220616202842_refresh_keys.js b/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20220616202842_refresh_keys.js
index ddc39d4005..a7ec819489 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20220616202842_refresh_keys.js
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20220616202842_refresh_keys.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
 /**
  * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
  */
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20221109192547_search_add_original_value_column.js b/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20221109192547_search_add_original_value_column.js
index 258af5ef06..fff7955530 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20221109192547_search_add_original_value_column.js
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/migrations/20221109192547_search_add_original_value_column.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
 /**
  * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
  */
diff --git a/plugins/playlist-backend/migrations/20220701011329_init.js b/plugins/playlist-backend/migrations/20220701011329_init.js
index be08363dec..fea6b52700 100644
--- a/plugins/playlist-backend/migrations/20220701011329_init.js
+++ b/plugins/playlist-backend/migrations/20220701011329_init.js
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
+/**
+ * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
+ */
 exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   await knex.schema.createTable('playlists', table => {
     table.comment('Playlists table');
@@ -57,6 +62,9 @@ exports.up = async function up(knex) {
   });
 };
 
+/**
+ * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
+ */
 exports.down = async function down(knex) {
   await knex.schema.dropTable('playlists');
   await knex.schema.dropTable('entities');
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/migrations/20210311110000_init.js b/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/migrations/20210311110000_init.js
index 70ccf9406b..e3bbca41e3 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/migrations/20210311110000_init.js
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/migrations/20210311110000_init.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
 /**
  * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
  */
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/migrations/20210727180000_delta_update.js b/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/migrations/20210727180000_delta_update.js
index 429c8aa805..2a449b5fa4 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/migrations/20210727180000_delta_update.js
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/migrations/20210727180000_delta_update.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
 /**
  * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
  */
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings-backend/migrations/20220824183000_init.js b/plugins/user-settings-backend/migrations/20220824183000_init.js
index a519969a98..0e99a76f93 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings-backend/migrations/20220824183000_init.js
+++ b/plugins/user-settings-backend/migrations/20220824183000_init.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// @ts-check
+
 /**
  * @param {import('knex').Knex} knex
  */