diff --git a/.changeset/light-cows-bow.md b/.changeset/light-cows-bow.md
index 231a4245c3..ba1b1c7631 100644
--- a/.changeset/light-cows-bow.md
+++ b/.changeset/light-cows-bow.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
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-Clearer error messages for action publish:gitlab:merge-request
+Clearer error messages for action `publish:gitlab:merge-request`