diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 1d746cf320..6feb9f35de 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ yarn.lock                                           @backstage/community-plugins
 /workspaces/kafka                                   @backstage/community-plugins-maintainers  @andrewthauer
 /workspaces/linguist                                @backstage/community-plugins-maintainers  @awanlin
 /workspaces/nexus-repository-manager                @backstage/community-plugins-maintainers  @schultzp2020
-/workspaces/npm                                     @backstage/community-plugins-maintainers  @jerolimov
+/workspaces/npm                                     @backstage/community-plugins-maintainers  @jerolimov @karthikjeeyar
 /workspaces/octopus-deploy                          @backstage/community-plugins-maintainers  @jmezach
 /workspaces/pingidentity                            @backstage/community-plugins-maintainers  @jessicajhee
 /workspaces/playlist                                @backstage/community-plugins-maintainers  @kuangp
diff --git a/workspaces/npm/packages/app/package.json b/workspaces/npm/packages/app/package.json
index 48a199e7ad..ddaac65581 100644
--- a/workspaces/npm/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/npm/packages/app/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "lint": "backstage-cli package lint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@backstage-community/plugin-npm": "^0.1.0",
+    "@backstage-community/plugin-npm": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/app-defaults": "^1.5.11",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "^1.7.0",
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.27.1",
diff --git a/workspaces/npm/yarn.lock b/workspaces/npm/yarn.lock
index f38d30f82a..6adf4579a1 100644
--- a/workspaces/npm/yarn.lock
+++ b/workspaces/npm/yarn.lock
@@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@backstage-community/plugin-npm@^0.1.0, @backstage-community/plugin-npm@workspace:plugins/npm":
+"@backstage-community/plugin-npm@workspace:^, @backstage-community/plugin-npm@workspace:plugins/npm":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@backstage-community/plugin-npm@workspace:plugins/npm"
   dependencies:
@@ -13878,7 +13878,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "app@workspace:packages/app"
   dependencies:
-    "@backstage-community/plugin-npm": ^0.1.0
+    "@backstage-community/plugin-npm": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/app-defaults": ^1.5.11
     "@backstage/catalog-model": ^1.7.0
     "@backstage/cli": ^0.27.1