diff --git a/packages/-ember-data/index.js b/packages/-ember-data/index.js
index b345d64ee0a..c350037a509 100644
--- a/packages/-ember-data/index.js
+++ b/packages/-ember-data/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module.exports = Object.assign({}, addonBaseConfig, {
       'ember',
       '@ember/application/namespace',
       '@ember-data/json-api/-private',
+      '@ember-data/json-api',
       'ember-data/version',
       '@ember-data/store/-private',
       '@ember-data/store',
diff --git a/packages/json-api/src/.gitkeep b/packages/json-api/src/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/packages/json-api/src/index.ts b/packages/json-api/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f9cc570932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/json-api/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/**
+  @module @ember-data/json-api
+*/
+
+export { Cache } from './-private';
diff --git a/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts b/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts
index b1e6328b90f..bfa89f9719f 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { DEBUG } from '@glimmer/env';
 import { importSync } from '@embroider/macros';
 import { reject, resolve } from 'rsvp';
 
-import type { Cache as CacheClass } from '@ember-data/json-api/-private';
+import type { Cache as CacheClass } from '@ember-data/json-api';
 import type DSModelClass from '@ember-data/model';
 import { HAS_GRAPH_PACKAGE, HAS_JSON_API_PACKAGE, HAS_MODEL_PACKAGE } from '@ember-data/private-build-infra';
 import { LOG_PAYLOADS } from '@ember-data/private-build-infra/debugging';
@@ -2416,7 +2416,7 @@ class Store {
       // it can be reproduced in partner tests by running
       // node ./scripts/packages-for-commit.js && pnpm test-external:ember-observer
       if (_Cache === undefined) {
-        _Cache = (importSync('@ember-data/json-api/-private') as typeof import('@ember-data/json-api/-private')).Cache;
+        _Cache = (importSync('@ember-data/json-api') as typeof import('@ember-data/json-api')).Cache;
       }
 
       if (DEPRECATE_V1CACHE_STORE_APIS) {
diff --git a/tests/adapter-encapsulation/app/services/store.js b/tests/adapter-encapsulation/app/services/store.js
index 5b4733b1744..1b58fda858b 100644
--- a/tests/adapter-encapsulation/app/services/store.js
+++ b/tests/adapter-encapsulation/app/services/store.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Cache } from '@ember-data/json-api/-private';
+import { Cache } from '@ember-data/json-api';
 import Store from '@ember-data/store';
 
 export default class DefaultStore extends Store {
diff --git a/tests/embroider-basic-compat/ember-cli-build.js b/tests/embroider-basic-compat/ember-cli-build.js
index b8c2a8e1c01..28041f353c9 100644
--- a/tests/embroider-basic-compat/ember-cli-build.js
+++ b/tests/embroider-basic-compat/ember-cli-build.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports = function (defaults) {
         package: '@ember-data/store',
         addonModules: {
           '-private.js': {
-            dependsOnModules: ['@ember-data/json-api/-private'],
+            dependsOnModules: ['@ember-data/json-api'],
           },
         },
       },
diff --git a/tests/serializer-encapsulation/app/services/store.js b/tests/serializer-encapsulation/app/services/store.js
index 5b4733b1744..1b58fda858b 100644
--- a/tests/serializer-encapsulation/app/services/store.js
+++ b/tests/serializer-encapsulation/app/services/store.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Cache } from '@ember-data/json-api/-private';
+import { Cache } from '@ember-data/json-api';
 import Store from '@ember-data/store';
 
 export default class DefaultStore extends Store {