diff --git a/.changeset/silly-tables-build.md b/.changeset/silly-tables-build.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f7b3182dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silly-tables-build.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+---
+
+Adds @backstage/kubernetes-common library to share types between kubernetes frontend and backend.
diff --git a/packages/kubernetes-common/.eslintrc.js b/packages/kubernetes-common/.eslintrc.js
index e69de29bb2..16a033dbc6 100644
--- a/packages/kubernetes-common/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/packages/kubernetes-common/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  extends: [require.resolve('@backstage/cli/config/eslint.backend')],
+};
diff --git a/packages/kubernetes-common/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/kubernetes-common/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b73dbafad..a10c37c7d1 100644
--- a/packages/kubernetes-common/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/kubernetes-common/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 ### Minor Changes
 
-- Adds the following types to be shared by the backend and the front end:
\ No newline at end of file
+- Adds types to be shared by the backend and the front end.
diff --git a/packages/kubernetes-common/README.md b/packages/kubernetes-common/README.md
index db3989cdcb..0034efbbff 100644
--- a/packages/kubernetes-common/README.md
+++ b/packages/kubernetes-common/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # @backstage/kubernetes-common
 
-Common types and functionalities for kubernetes, to be shared between kubernetes and kubernetes-backend.
\ No newline at end of file
+Common types and functionalities for kubernetes, to be shared between kubernetes and kubernetes-backend.
diff --git a/packages/kubernetes-common/package.json b/packages/kubernetes-common/package.json
index ff541911ba..9494b29ed0 100644
--- a/packages/kubernetes-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/kubernetes-common/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.7.6",
     "@kubernetes/client-node": "^0.14.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {