diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/StrapiApi.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/StrapiApi.credentials.ts
index 8de2a0b0ef..0cbc7aca20 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/StrapiApi.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/StrapiApi.credentials.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,4 @@
-import { type ICredentialType, CredentialSchema, type InferCredentialSchema } from 'n8n-workflow';
-
-export const strapiApiCredentialSchema = CredentialSchema.create({
-	notice: CredentialSchema.notice('Make sure you are using a user account not an admin account'),
-	email: CredentialSchema.email({ placeholder: 'name@email.com' }),
-	password: CredentialSchema.password(),
-	url: CredentialSchema.url({
-		placeholder: 'https://api.example.com',
-	}),
-	apiVersion: CredentialSchema.options({
-		label: 'API Version',
-		description: 'The version of api to be used',
-		options: [
-			{
-				label: 'Version 4',
-				value: 'v4',
-				description: 'API version supported by Strapi 4',
-			},
-			{
-				label: 'Version 3',
-				value: 'v3',
-				default: true,
-				description: 'API version supported by Strapi 3',
-			},
-		],
-	}),
-});
-
-export type StrapiApiCredential = InferCredentialSchema<typeof strapiApiCredentialSchema>;
+import { type ICredentialType, CredentialSchema } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 export class StrapiApi implements ICredentialType {
 	name = 'strapiApi';
@@ -35,7 +7,31 @@ export class StrapiApi implements ICredentialType {
 
 	documentationUrl = 'strapi';
 
-	properties = strapiApiCredentialSchema.toNodeProperties();
+	schema = CredentialSchema.create({
+		notice: CredentialSchema.notice('Make sure you are using a user account not an admin account'),
+		email: CredentialSchema.email({ placeholder: 'name@email.com' }),
+		password: CredentialSchema.password(),
+		url: CredentialSchema.url({
+			placeholder: 'https://api.example.com',
+		}),
+		apiVersion: CredentialSchema.options({
+			label: 'API Version',
+			description: 'The version of api to be used',
+			options: [
+				{
+					label: 'Version 4',
+					value: 'v4',
+					description: 'API version supported by Strapi 4',
+				},
+				{
+					label: 'Version 3',
+					value: 'v3',
+					default: true,
+					description: 'API version supported by Strapi 3',
+				},
+			],
+		}),
+	});
 
-	schema = strapiApiCredentialSchema;
+	properties = this.schema.toNodeProperties();
 }
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/StrapiTokenApi.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/StrapiTokenApi.credentials.ts
index dab768bed2..d30cd3ba7b 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/StrapiTokenApi.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/StrapiTokenApi.credentials.ts
@@ -5,28 +5,6 @@ import {
 	type ICredentialTestRequest,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
-const strapiTokenApiCredentialSchema = CredentialSchema.create({
-	apiToken: CredentialSchema.password({ label: 'API Token' }),
-	url: CredentialSchema.url({ placeholder: 'https://api.example.com' }),
-	apiVersion: CredentialSchema.options({
-		label: 'API Version',
-		description: 'The version of api to be used',
-		options: [
-			{
-				label: 'Version 4',
-				value: 'v4',
-				description: 'API version supported by Strapi 4',
-			},
-			{
-				label: 'Version 3',
-				value: 'v3',
-				default: true,
-				description: 'API version supported by Strapi 3',
-			},
-		],
-	}),
-});
-
 export class StrapiTokenApi implements ICredentialType {
 	name = 'strapiTokenApi';
 
@@ -34,9 +12,29 @@ export class StrapiTokenApi implements ICredentialType {
 
 	documentationUrl = 'strapi';
 
-	properties = strapiTokenApiCredentialSchema.toNodeProperties();
+	schema = CredentialSchema.create({
+		apiToken: CredentialSchema.password({ label: 'API Token' }),
+		url: CredentialSchema.url({ placeholder: 'https://api.example.com' }),
+		apiVersion: CredentialSchema.options({
+			label: 'API Version',
+			description: 'The version of api to be used',
+			options: [
+				{
+					label: 'Version 4',
+					value: 'v4',
+					description: 'API version supported by Strapi 4',
+				},
+				{
+					label: 'Version 3',
+					value: 'v3',
+					default: true,
+					description: 'API version supported by Strapi 3',
+				},
+			],
+		}),
+	});
 
-	schema = strapiTokenApiCredentialSchema;
+	properties = this.schema.toNodeProperties();
 
 	authenticate: IAuthenticateGeneric = {
 		type: 'generic',
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/Strapi.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/Strapi.node.ts
index 3f7b0f8bd8..86c8058f9c 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/Strapi.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/Strapi.node.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import type {
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { NodeConnectionType, NodeOperationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
+import { StrapiApi } from '@credentials/StrapiApi.credentials';
+import { StrapiTokenApi } from '@credentials/StrapiTokenApi.credentials';
+
+import { entryFields, entryOperations } from './EntryDescription';
 import {
 	getToken,
 	removeTrailingSlash,
@@ -19,10 +23,6 @@ import {
 	validateJSON,
 } from './GenericFunctions';
 
-import { StrapiApi, type StrapiApiCredential } from '@credentials/StrapiApi.credentials';
-import { StrapiTokenApi } from '../../credentials/StrapiTokenApi.credentials';
-import { entryFields, entryOperations } from './EntryDescription';
-
 export class Strapi implements INodeType {
 	description: INodeTypeDescription = {
 		displayName: 'Strapi',
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class Strapi implements INodeType {
 
 		const authenticationMethod = this.getNodeParameter('authentication', 0);
 
-		let apiVersion: StrapiApiCredential['apiVersion'];
+		let apiVersion: 'v3' | 'v4';
 
 		if (authenticationMethod === 'password') {
 			const { jwt } = await getToken.call(this);