diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f4684cb0..5064e8770 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread": "^7.12.13",
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-catch-binding": "^7.12.13",
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining": "^7.12.13",
+    "@ember/string": "^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0",
     "@html-next/vertical-collection": "^4.0.0",
     "css-element-queries": "^0.4.0",
     "ember-classy-page-object": "^0.8.0",
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@
     "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7.27.1",
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators": "^7.27.1",
     "@ember/optional-features": "^2.0.0",
-    "@ember/string": "^3.0.0",
     "@ember/test-helpers": "^5.2.2",
     "@embroider/test-setup": "^4.0.0",
     "@glimmer/component": "^1.1.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 279873000..6cce98a49 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1079,12 +1079,10 @@
     mkdirp "^1.0.4"
     silent-error "^1.1.1"
 
-"@ember/string@^3.0.0":
-  version "3.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ember/string/-/string-3.1.1.tgz#0a5ac0d1e4925259e41d5c8d55ef616117d47ff0"
-  integrity sha512-UbXJ+k3QOrYN4SRPHgXCqYIJ+yWWUg1+vr0H4DhdQPTy8LJfyqwZ2tc5uqpSSnEXE+/1KopHBE5J8GDagAg5cg==
-  dependencies:
-    ember-cli-babel "^7.26.6"
+"@ember/string@^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0":
+  version "4.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ember/string/-/string-4.0.1.tgz#2c9d3f749bad92567e99ab5b8d4fdb5ed7f0ff0c"
+  integrity sha512-VWeng8BSWrIsdPfffOQt/bKwNKJL7+37gPFh/6iZZ9bke+S83kKqkS30poo4bTGfRcMnvAE0ie7txom+iDu81Q==
 
 "@ember/test-helpers@^5.2.2":
   version "5.2.2"