diff --git a/packages/riverpod_annotation/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/riverpod_annotation/CHANGELOG.md
index 1dfa99c6f..4f7e16d21 100644
--- a/packages/riverpod_annotation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/riverpod_annotation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## Unreleased fix
+
+- Export Ref type (thanks to @koji-1009)
+
 ## 2.6.0 - 2024-10-20
 
 - `riverpod` upgraded to `2.6.0`
diff --git a/packages/riverpod_annotation/lib/riverpod_annotation.dart b/packages/riverpod_annotation/lib/riverpod_annotation.dart
index 27cc49197..cd45e0528 100644
--- a/packages/riverpod_annotation/lib/riverpod_annotation.dart
+++ b/packages/riverpod_annotation/lib/riverpod_annotation.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export 'package:riverpod/src/internals.dart'
         ProviderOverride,
         // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member, used by families for overrideWith
         FamilyOverride,
+        Ref,
 
         // Provider
         Provider,
diff --git a/packages/riverpod_generator/integration/build_yaml/lib/dependencies.dart b/packages/riverpod_generator/integration/build_yaml/lib/dependencies.dart
index 1f59cd52f..4b3fc48b4 100644
--- a/packages/riverpod_generator/integration/build_yaml/lib/dependencies.dart
+++ b/packages/riverpod_generator/integration/build_yaml/lib/dependencies.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import 'package:riverpod/riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 
 import 'main.dart';
diff --git a/packages/riverpod_generator/integration/build_yaml/lib/main.dart b/packages/riverpod_generator/integration/build_yaml/lib/main.dart
index bb6a2201f..df64e3942 100644
--- a/packages/riverpod_generator/integration/build_yaml/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/riverpod_generator/integration/build_yaml/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import 'package:riverpod/riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 
 part 'main.g.dart';