diff --git a/test/scripts/root-package-overrides.test.ts b/test/scripts/root-package-overrides.test.ts
index ddbded1d7f9..628d85e8dff 100644
--- a/test/scripts/root-package-overrides.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/root-package-overrides.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
 type RootPackageManifest = {
+  dependencies?: Record<string, string>;
   overrides?: Record<string, string>;
   pnpm?: {
     overrides?: Record<string, string>;
@@ -17,10 +18,13 @@ function readRootManifest(): RootPackageManifest {
 describe("root package override guardrails", () => {
   it("pins the Bedrock runtime below the Windows ARM Node 24 npm resolver failure", () => {
     const manifest = readRootManifest();
+    const packageName = "@aws-sdk/client-bedrock-runtime";
+    const npmOverride = manifest.overrides?.[packageName];
     const pnpmOverride = manifest.pnpm?.overrides?.["@aws-sdk/client-bedrock-runtime"];
 
     expect(pnpmOverride).toBe("3.1024.0");
-    expect(manifest.overrides?.["@aws-sdk/client-bedrock-runtime"]).toBe(pnpmOverride);
+    expect(manifest.dependencies?.[packageName]).toBeDefined();
+    expect(npmOverride).toBe(`$${packageName}`);
   });
 
   it("pins the node-domexception alias exactly in npm and pnpm overrides", () => {