diff --git a/.changeset/hip-doors-joke.md b/.changeset/hip-doors-joke.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8757d0b2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-doors-joke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+Updated the `ReadTreeResponse` documentation to clarify that the caller of `dir()` is responsible for removing the directory after use.
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/types.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/types.ts
index 16edf81ba6..46be7aa1b6 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/types.ts
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ export type ReadTreeResponse = {
   /**
    * Extracts the tree response into a directory and returns the path of the
    * directory.
+   *
+   * **NOTE**: It is the responsibility of the caller to remove the directory after use.
    */
   dir(options?: ReadTreeResponseDirOptions): Promise<string>;