diff --git a/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/manager/plugin-manager.test.ts b/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/manager/plugin-manager.test.ts
index b778e4df6e..a9340d5962 100644
--- a/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/manager/plugin-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/manager/plugin-manager.test.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { ConfigSources } from '@backstage/config-loader';
 import { Logs, MockedLogger, LogContent } from '../__testUtils__/testUtils';
 import { PluginScanner } from '../scanner/plugin-scanner';
 import { targetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
+import { overrideTargetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common/testUtils';
 import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { rootLifecycleServiceFactory } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/rootLifecycle';
 import { BackstagePackageJson, PackageRole } from '@backstage/cli-node';
@@ -47,15 +48,7 @@ describe('backend-dynamic-feature-service', () => {
   const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
 
   beforeAll(() => {
-    jest
-      .spyOn(targetPaths, 'resolveRoot')
-      .mockImplementation((...paths: string[]) =>
-        require('path').resolve(__dirname, '../../../..', ...paths),
-      );
-  });
-
-  afterAll(() => {
-    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+    overrideTargetPaths(require('path').resolve(__dirname, '../../../..'));
   });
 
   describe('loadPlugins', () => {
diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index fee2734e6e..b6b97f214e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearch": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-signals-backend": "workspace:^",
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@
     "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "^0.67.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "^0.211.0",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.211.0",
-    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore": "workspace:^",
     "example-app": "link:../app"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/cli-common/package.json b/packages/cli-common/package.json
index 9134eeeaee..4eae1d96a4 100644
--- a/packages/cli-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-common/package.json
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
     "role": "node-library"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public",
-    "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
-    "types": "dist/index.d.ts"
+    "access": "public"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "backstage"
@@ -20,8 +18,23 @@
     "directory": "packages/cli-common"
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.ts",
+    "./testUtils": "./src/testUtils.ts",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "testUtils": [
+        "src/testUtils.ts"
+      ],
+      "package.json": [
+        "package.json"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist"
   ],
diff --git a/packages/cli-common/report-testUtils.api.md b/packages/cli-common/report-testUtils.api.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..012803d1fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli-common/report-testUtils.api.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+## API Report File for "@backstage/cli-common"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+// @public
+export function overrideTargetPaths(
+  dirOrOptions: string | OverrideTargetPathsOptions,
+): TargetPathsOverride;
+
+// @public
+export interface OverrideTargetPathsOptions {
+  dir: string;
+  rootDir?: string;
+}
+
+// @public
+export interface TargetPathsOverride {
+  restore(): void;
+}
+
+// (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
+```
diff --git a/packages/cli-common/report.api.md b/packages/cli-common/report.api.md
index 18f2ccb63c..ba649cacc9 100644
--- a/packages/cli-common/report.api.md
+++ b/packages/cli-common/report.api.md
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export function bootstrapEnvProxyAgents(): void;
 // @public
 export class ExitCodeError extends CustomErrorBase {
   constructor(code: number, command?: string);
-  // (undocumented)
   readonly code: number;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli-common/src/errors.ts b/packages/cli-common/src/errors.ts
index 07664d2ffb..c684ac68d5 100644
--- a/packages/cli-common/src/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-common/src/errors.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { CustomErrorBase } from '@backstage/errors';
  * @public
  */
 export class ExitCodeError extends CustomErrorBase {
+  /** The exit code of the child process. */
   readonly code: number;
 
   constructor(code: number, command?: string) {
diff --git a/packages/cli-common/src/paths.ts b/packages/cli-common/src/paths.ts
index 63173fb70e..1cd84d4f5b 100644
--- a/packages/cli-common/src/paths.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-common/src/paths.ts
@@ -204,12 +204,23 @@ export function findOwnDir(searchDir: string) {
   return OwnPathsImpl.findDir(searchDir);
 }
 
+// Used by the test utility in testUtils.ts to override targetPaths
+export let targetPathsOverride: TargetPaths | undefined;
+
+/** @internal */
+export function setTargetPathsOverride(override: TargetPaths | undefined) {
+  targetPathsOverride = override;
+}
+
 class TargetPathsImpl implements TargetPaths {
   #cwd: string | undefined;
   #dir: string | undefined;
   #rootDir: string | undefined;
 
   get dir(): string {
+    if (targetPathsOverride) {
+      return targetPathsOverride.dir;
+    }
     const cwd = process.cwd();
     if (this.#dir !== undefined && this.#cwd === cwd) {
       return this.#dir;
@@ -224,6 +235,9 @@ class TargetPathsImpl implements TargetPaths {
   }
 
   get rootDir(): string {
+    if (targetPathsOverride) {
+      return targetPathsOverride.rootDir;
+    }
     // Access dir first to ensure cwd is fresh, which also invalidates rootDir on cwd change
     const dir = this.dir;
     if (this.#rootDir !== undefined) {
@@ -246,10 +260,16 @@ class TargetPathsImpl implements TargetPaths {
   }
 
   resolve = (...paths: string[]): string => {
+    if (targetPathsOverride) {
+      return targetPathsOverride.resolve(...paths);
+    }
     return resolvePath(this.dir, ...paths);
   };
 
   resolveRoot = (...paths: string[]): string => {
+    if (targetPathsOverride) {
+      return targetPathsOverride.resolveRoot(...paths);
+    }
     return resolvePath(this.rootDir, ...paths);
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli-common/src/testUtils.ts b/packages/cli-common/src/testUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87c42c469e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli-common/src/testUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 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.
+ */
+
+import { resolve as resolvePath } from 'node:path';
+import { setTargetPathsOverride } from './paths';
+
+/**
+ * Options for {@link overrideTargetPaths}.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export interface OverrideTargetPathsOptions {
+  /** The target package directory. */
+  dir: string;
+  /** The target monorepo root directory. Defaults to `dir` if not provided. */
+  rootDir?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return value of {@link overrideTargetPaths}.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export interface TargetPathsOverride {
+  /** Restores `targetPaths` to its normal behavior. */
+  restore(): void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Overrides the `targetPaths` singleton to resolve from the given directory
+ * instead of `process.cwd()`.
+ *
+ * When called with a string, that value is used as both `dir` and `rootDir`.
+ * Pass an options object to set them independently.
+ *
+ * Calling `restore()` on the return value reverts to normal behavior.
+ * Restoration is only needed if you want to change the override within a
+ * test file; each Jest worker starts with a clean module state.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export function overrideTargetPaths(
+  dirOrOptions: string | OverrideTargetPathsOptions,
+): TargetPathsOverride {
+  const { dir, rootDir } =
+    typeof dirOrOptions === 'string'
+      ? { dir: dirOrOptions, rootDir: dirOrOptions }
+      : {
+          dir: dirOrOptions.dir,
+          rootDir: dirOrOptions.rootDir ?? dirOrOptions.dir,
+        };
+
+  setTargetPathsOverride({
+    dir,
+    rootDir,
+    resolve: (...paths: string[]) => resolvePath(dir, ...paths),
+    resolveRoot: (...paths: string[]) => resolvePath(rootDir, ...paths),
+  });
+
+  return {
+    restore() {
+      setTargetPathsOverride(undefined);
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/yarnPlugin.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/yarnPlugin.test.ts
index a51fa4864a..a07c2a2ac6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/yarnPlugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/yarnPlugin.test.ts
@@ -15,21 +15,15 @@
  */
 
 import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
-import { targetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
+import { overrideTargetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common/testUtils';
 import { getHasYarnPlugin } from './yarnPlugin';
 
 const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
+overrideTargetPaths(mockDir.path);
 
 describe('getHasYarnPlugin', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockDir.clear();
-    jest
-      .spyOn(targetPaths, 'resolveRoot')
-      .mockImplementation((...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args));
-  });
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    jest.restoreAllMocks();
   });
 
   it('should return false when .yarnrc.yml does not exist', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/build/commands/repo/start.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/build/commands/repo/start.test.ts
index 54414b7e90..a9eb01b21b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/build/commands/repo/start.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/build/commands/repo/start.test.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 
 import { PackageGraph } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import { findTargetPackages } from './start';
-import { posix } from 'node:path';
-import { targetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
+import { overrideTargetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common/testUtils';
+
+overrideTargetPaths({ dir: '/root', rootDir: '/root' });
 
 const mocks = {
   app: {
@@ -97,11 +98,6 @@ const mocks = {
 describe('findTargetPackages', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
-    jest
-      .spyOn(targetPaths, 'resolveRoot')
-      .mockImplementation((...parts: string[]) => {
-        return posix.resolve('/root', ...parts);
-      });
   });
 
   it('should select default packages', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/build/lib/role.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/build/lib/role.test.ts
index 76b202ae98..dbed4310fa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/build/lib/role.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/build/lib/role.test.ts
@@ -15,24 +15,12 @@
  */
 
 import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
+import { overrideTargetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common/testUtils';
 import { Command } from 'commander';
 import { findRoleFromCommand } from './role';
 
 const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
-
-jest.mock('@backstage/cli-common', () => ({
-  ...jest.requireActual('@backstage/cli-common'),
-  targetPaths: {
-    get dir() {
-      return mockDir.path;
-    },
-    get rootDir() {
-      return mockDir.path;
-    },
-    resolve: (...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args),
-    resolveRoot: (...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args),
-  },
-}));
+overrideTargetPaths(mockDir.path);
 
 describe('findRoleFromCommand', () => {
   function mkCommand(args?: string) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/bump.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/bump.test.ts
index eafe141e57..b44de6fc6b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/bump.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/bump.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { Command } from 'commander';
 import * as runObj from '@backstage/cli-common';
+import { overrideTargetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common/testUtils';
 import bump, { bumpBackstageJsonVersion, createVersionFinder } from './bump';
 import { registerMswTestHooks, withLogCollector } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { YarnInfoInspectData } from '../../../../lib/versioning/packages';
@@ -64,16 +65,6 @@ jest.mock('@backstage/cli-common', () => {
   const actual = jest.requireActual('@backstage/cli-common');
   return {
     ...actual,
-    targetPaths: {
-      get dir() {
-        return mockDir.path;
-      },
-      get rootDir() {
-        return mockDir.path;
-      },
-      resolve: (...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args),
-      resolveRoot: (...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args),
-    },
     findPaths: () => ({
       resolveTargetRoot: (...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args),
       get targetDir() {
@@ -147,6 +138,7 @@ const expectLogsToMatch = (
 
 describe('bump', () => {
   mockDir = createMockDirectory();
+  beforeAll(() => overrideTargetPaths(mockDir.path));
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockFetchPackageInfo.mockImplementation(async name => ({
@@ -953,6 +945,7 @@ describe('bump', () => {
 
 describe('bumpBackstageJsonVersion', () => {
   mockDir = createMockDirectory();
+  beforeAll(() => overrideTargetPaths(mockDir.path));
 
   afterEach(() => {
     jest.resetAllMocks();
@@ -1089,6 +1082,8 @@ describe('environment variables', () => {
   const worker = setupServer();
   registerMswTestHooks(worker);
 
+  beforeAll(() => overrideTargetPaths(mockDir.path));
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     delete process.env.BACKSTAGE_MANIFEST_FILE;
     process.env.BACKSTAGE_VERSIONS_BASE_URL = 'https://custom.example.com';
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/migrate.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/migrate.test.ts
index 74ba9ae975..16684d36f3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/migrate.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/migrate.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   createMockDirectory,
 } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import * as runObj from '@backstage/cli-common';
+import { overrideTargetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common/testUtils';
 import migrate from './migrate';
 import { withLogCollector } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
@@ -37,16 +38,6 @@ jest.mock('@backstage/cli-common', () => {
   const actual = jest.requireActual('@backstage/cli-common');
   return {
     ...actual,
-    targetPaths: {
-      get dir() {
-        return mockDir.path;
-      },
-      get rootDir() {
-        return mockDir.path;
-      },
-      resolve: (...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args),
-      resolveRoot: (...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args),
-    },
     findPaths: () => ({
       resolveTargetRoot: (...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args),
       get targetDir() {
@@ -66,6 +57,7 @@ function expectLogsToMatch(receivedLogs: String[], expected: String[]): void {
 
 describe('versions:migrate', () => {
   mockDir = createMockDirectory();
+  beforeAll(() => overrideTargetPaths(mockDir.path));
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     (runObj.run as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/execution/writeTemplateContents.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/execution/writeTemplateContents.test.ts
index 768f46e20e..8132246be6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/execution/writeTemplateContents.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/execution/writeTemplateContents.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 import { relative as relativePath } from 'node:path';
 import { writeTemplateContents } from './writeTemplateContents';
 import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
-import { targetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
+import { overrideTargetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common/testUtils';
+
+const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
+overrideTargetPaths(mockDir.path);
 
 const baseConfig = {
   version: '0.1.0',
@@ -26,14 +29,14 @@ const baseConfig = {
 };
 
 describe('writeTemplateContents', () => {
-  const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockDir.clear();
+    mockDir.setContent({
+      'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+        workspaces: { packages: ['packages/*', 'plugins/*'] },
+      }),
+    });
     jest.resetAllMocks();
-    jest
-      .spyOn(targetPaths, 'resolveRoot')
-      .mockImplementation((...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args));
   });
 
   it('should write an empty template', async () => {
@@ -53,7 +56,11 @@ describe('writeTemplateContents', () => {
     );
 
     expect(relativePath(mockDir.path, targetDir)).toBe('plugins/plugin-test');
-    expect(mockDir.content()).toEqual({});
+    expect(mockDir.content()).toEqual({
+      'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+        workspaces: { packages: ['packages/*', 'plugins/*'] },
+      }),
+    });
   });
 
   it('should write template with various files', async () => {
@@ -87,6 +94,9 @@ describe('writeTemplateContents', () => {
     );
 
     expect(mockDir.content()).toEqual({
+      'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+        workspaces: { packages: ['packages/*', 'plugins/*'] },
+      }),
       out: {
         'test.txt': 'test',
         'plugin.txt': 'id=test',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/export.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/export.ts
index 96b3ceb0c6..0329b1241a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/export.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/export.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { paths } from '../../../lib/paths';
+import { targetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { dirname, resolve as resolvePath } from 'node:path';
 import {
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ export default async (options: ExportOptions) => {
   validatePattern(options.pattern);
 
   const targetPackageJson = await readTargetPackage(
-    paths.targetDir,
-    paths.targetRoot,
+    targetPaths.dir,
+    targetPaths.rootDir,
   );
 
-  const outputDir = resolvePath(paths.targetDir, options.output);
+  const outputDir = resolvePath(targetPaths.dir, options.output);
   const manifestPath = resolvePath(outputDir, 'manifest.json');
 
-  const tsconfigPath = paths.resolveTargetRoot('tsconfig.json');
+  const tsconfigPath = targetPaths.resolveRoot('tsconfig.json');
   if (!(await fs.pathExists(tsconfigPath))) {
     throw new Error(
       `No tsconfig.json found at ${tsconfigPath}. ` +
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default async (options: ExportOptions) => {
   );
   const packages = await discoverFrontendPackages(
     targetPackageJson,
-    paths.targetDir,
+    targetPaths.dir,
   );
   console.log(`Found ${packages.length} frontend packages to scan`);
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/import.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/import.ts
index 7275da4c24..c104275f46 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/import.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/import.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { paths } from '../../../lib/paths';
+import { targetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import {
   resolve as resolvePath,
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ interface Manifest {
 }
 
 export default async (options: ImportOptions) => {
-  await readTargetPackage(paths.targetDir, paths.targetRoot);
+  await readTargetPackage(targetPaths.dir, targetPaths.rootDir);
 
-  const inputDir = resolvePath(paths.targetDir, options.input);
+  const inputDir = resolvePath(targetPaths.dir, options.input);
   const manifestPath = resolvePath(inputDir, 'manifest.json');
-  const outputPath = resolvePath(paths.targetDir, options.output);
+  const outputPath = resolvePath(targetPaths.dir, options.output);
 
   if (!(await fs.pathExists(manifestPath))) {
     throw new Error(
diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/createApp.test.ts b/packages/create-app/src/createApp.test.ts
index 56dded39ee..1f78c084c5 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/createApp.test.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/createApp.test.ts
@@ -22,14 +22,18 @@ import createApp from './createApp';
 import { findOwnPaths, targetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
+import { overrideTargetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common/testUtils';
 
 jest.mock('./lib/tasks');
 
+const MOCK_TARGET_DIR = '/mock/target-dir';
+const MOCK_TARGET_ROOT = '/mock/target-root';
+overrideTargetPaths({ dir: MOCK_TARGET_DIR, rootDir: MOCK_TARGET_ROOT });
+
 jest.mock('@backstage/cli-common', () => {
   const pathModule = require('node:path');
   const actual = jest.requireActual('@backstage/cli-common');
   const MOCK_CREATE_APP_ROOT = '/mock/create-app-root';
-  const MOCK_TARGET_DIR = '/mock/target-dir';
   const mockOwnPaths = {
     resolve: (...paths: string[]) =>
       pathModule.join(MOCK_CREATE_APP_ROOT, ...paths),
@@ -40,18 +44,6 @@ jest.mock('@backstage/cli-common', () => {
     ...actual,
     findPaths: jest.fn(),
     findOwnPaths: () => mockOwnPaths,
-    targetPaths: {
-      get dir() {
-        return MOCK_TARGET_DIR;
-      },
-      get rootDir() {
-        return '/mock/target-root';
-      },
-      resolve: (...paths: string[]) =>
-        pathModule.resolve(MOCK_TARGET_DIR, ...paths),
-      resolveRoot: (...paths: string[]) =>
-        pathModule.resolve('/mock/target-root', ...paths),
-    },
   };
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/api-reports/buildApiReports.test.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/api-reports/buildApiReports.test.ts
index 000ef11cac..8346296f44 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/api-reports/buildApiReports.test.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/api-reports/buildApiReports.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { normalize } from 'node:path';
-import { targetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
+import { overrideTargetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common/testUtils';
 
 import { categorizePackageDirs } from './categorizePackageDirs';
 
@@ -52,11 +52,8 @@ jest.mock('./categorizePackageDirs', () => ({
 }));
 
 const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
+overrideTargetPaths(mockDir.path);
 
-jest.spyOn(targetPaths, 'rootDir', 'get').mockReturnValue(mockDir.path);
-jest
-  .spyOn(targetPaths, 'resolveRoot')
-  .mockImplementation((...path: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...path));
 jest.spyOn(PackageGraph, 'listTargetPackages').mockResolvedValue([
   {
     dir: normalize(mockDir.resolve('packages/package-a')),
@@ -83,30 +80,28 @@ jest.spyOn(PackageGraph, 'listTargetPackages').mockResolvedValue([
 describe('buildApiReports', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockDir.setContent({
-      [targetPaths.rootDir]: {
-        'package.json': JSON.stringify({
-          workspaces: { packages: ['packages/*', 'plugins/*'] },
-        }),
-        packages: {
-          'package-a': {
-            'package.json': '{}',
-          },
-          'package-b': {
-            'package.json': '{}',
-          },
-          'package-c': {},
-          'README.md': 'Hello World',
+      'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+        workspaces: { packages: ['packages/*', 'plugins/*'] },
+      }),
+      packages: {
+        'package-a': {
+          'package.json': '{}',
         },
-        plugins: {
-          'plugin-a': {
-            'package.json': '{}',
-          },
-          'plugin-b': {
-            'package.json': '{}',
-          },
-          'plugin-c': {
-            'package.json': '{}',
-          },
+        'package-b': {
+          'package.json': '{}',
+        },
+        'package-c': {},
+        'README.md': 'Hello World',
+      },
+      plugins: {
+        'plugin-a': {
+          'package.json': '{}',
+        },
+        'plugin-b': {
+          'package.json': '{}',
+        },
+        'plugin-c': {
+          'package.json': '{}',
         },
       },
     });