diff --git a/.changeset/tall-tables-smash.md b/.changeset/tall-tables-smash.md
index e06914af71..2bf277879e 100644
--- a/.changeset/tall-tables-smash.md
+++ b/.changeset/tall-tables-smash.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 '@backstage/plugin-graphiql': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-api-docs': patch
 ---
 
 Add the dependency `graphql-ws` to fix the latest release of `@graphiql/toolkit` that has a missing dependency
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/package.json b/plugins/api-docs/package.json
index 1c00a4b01e..ddf837493b 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/package.json
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
     "@material-ui/lab": "4.0.0-alpha.57",
     "graphiql": "^1.8.8",
+    "graphql-ws": "^5.4.1",
     "graphql": "^16.0.0",
     "isomorphic-form-data": "^2.0.0",
     "react-router": "6.0.0-beta.0",