diff --git a/.changeset/modern-dancers-sit.md b/.changeset/modern-dancers-sit.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f933cf8e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/modern-dancers-sit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
+---
+
+Fix wrong gitlabUrl format in repoUrl input description
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
index a621d27d55..4045fd6958 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
           repoUrl: {
             title: 'Repository Location',
             type: 'string',
+            description: `Accepts the format 'gitlab.com?repo=project_name&owner=group_name' where 'project_name' is the repository name and 'group_name' is a group or username`,
           },
           repoVisibility: {
             title: 'Repository Visibility',
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
index 06e056cda3..d802147922 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const createPublishGitlabMergeRequestAction = (options: {
           repoUrl: {
             type: 'string',
             title: 'Repository Location',
-            description: `Accepts the format 'gitlab.com/group_name/project_name' where 'project_name' is the repository name and 'group_name' is a group or username`,
+            description: `Accepts the format 'gitlab.com?repo=project_name&owner=group_name' where 'project_name' is the repository name and 'group_name' is a group or username`,
           },
           /** @deprecated projectID is passed as query parameters in the repoUrl */
           projectid: {