diff --git a/.changeset/purple-parents-sin.md b/.changeset/purple-parents-sin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4de90893ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/purple-parents-sin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-backstage-openapi': patch
+---
+
+Fix incorrect dependency import.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-backstage-openapi/src/InternalOpenApiDocumentationProvider.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-backstage-openapi/src/InternalOpenApiDocumentationProvider.ts
index 971a5fbc47..fe6425ffb9 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-backstage-openapi/src/InternalOpenApiDocumentationProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-backstage-openapi/src/InternalOpenApiDocumentationProvider.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {
   DiscoveryService,
   LoggerService,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import uuid from 'uuid';
+import * as uuid from 'uuid';
 import lodash from 'lodash';
 import { PluginTaskScheduler, TaskRunner } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';