diff --git a/.changeset/cool-islands-laugh.md b/.changeset/cool-islands-laugh.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ea89043af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cool-islands-laugh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
+---
+
+Allow custom repository roles to be configured on github repos
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
index 69ef893dc3..fd4169fbc4 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ export function createGithubRepoCreateAction(options: {
     | (
         | {
             user: string;
-            access: 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
+            access: string;
           }
         | {
             team: string;
-            access: 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
+            access: string;
           }
         | {
             username: string;
@@ -403,11 +403,11 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
     | (
         | {
             user: string;
-            access: 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
+            access: string;
           }
         | {
             team: string;
-            access: 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
+            access: string;
           }
         | {
             username: string;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts
index 598e3314fb..47665ef40b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ export function createGithubRepoCreateAction(options: {
     collaborators?: Array<
       | {
           user: string;
-          access: 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
+          access: string;
         }
       | {
           team: string;
-          access: 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
+          access: string;
         }
       | {
           /** @deprecated This field is deprecated in favor of team */
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/helpers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/helpers.ts
index 499826ee6b..f2282dc2da 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/helpers.ts
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ export async function createGithubRepoWithCollaboratorsAndTopics(
     | (
         | {
             user: string;
-            access: 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
+            access: string;
           }
         | {
             team: string;
-            access: 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
+            access: string;
           }
         | {
             /** @deprecated This field is deprecated in favor of team */
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/inputProperties.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/inputProperties.ts
index 07dd0f8163..19c3ea5983 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/inputProperties.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/inputProperties.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ const collaborators = {
       access: {
         type: 'string',
         description: 'The type of access for the user',
-        enum: ['push', 'pull', 'admin', 'maintain', 'triage'],
       },
       user: {
         type: 'string',
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
index edb1c699d7..2122c79711 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
     collaborators?: Array<
       | {
           user: string;
-          access: 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
+          access: string;
         }
       | {
           team: string;
-          access: 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
+          access: string;
         }
       | {
           /** @deprecated This field is deprecated in favor of team */