diff --git a/plugins/catalog/package.json b/plugins/catalog/package.json
index 2f8ea66134..eab74b74e0 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog/package.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-react": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/version-bridge": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
index 46bc239ffa..88933b2a66 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ import { usePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-react';
 import { catalogTranslationRef } from '../../alpha/translation';
 import { useTranslationRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 import { buildTechDocsURL } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react';
-
-const TECHDOCS_ANNOTATION = 'backstage.io/techdocs-ref';
-
-const TECHDOCS_EXTERNAL_ANNOTATION = 'backstage.io/techdocs-entity';
+import {
+  TECHDOCS_ANNOTATION,
+  TECHDOCS_EXTERNAL_ANNOTATION,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-common';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles({
   gridItemCard: {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c54f62e4b6..7decf32970 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6355,6 +6355,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-react": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"