diff --git a/plugins/events-node/package.json b/plugins/events-node/package.json
index c98ae64499..2a7ff6c01c 100644
--- a/plugins/events-node/package.json
+++ b/plugins/events-node/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
+    "@types/content-type": "^1.1.8",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "content-type": "^1.0.5",
     "cross-fetch": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1b4880e8b1..264bfc572f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6727,6 +6727,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
+    "@types/content-type": ^1.1.8
     "@types/express": ^4.17.6
     content-type: ^1.0.5
     cross-fetch: ^4.0.0