diff --git a/.changeset/bright-items-see.md b/.changeset/bright-items-see.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea3ba17cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-items-see.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/repo-tools': patch
+---
+
+Fixed `generate-catalog-info` command failing with "too many arguments" when invoked by lint-staged via the pre-commit hook.
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/index.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/index.ts
index dab7d6df0d..371d0609ff 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ export function registerCommands(program: Command) {
       'CI run checks that there are no changes to catalog-info.yaml files',
     )
     .description('Create or fix info yaml files for all backstage packages')
+    .allowExcessArguments(true)
     .action(
       lazy(
         () => import('./generate-catalog-info/generate-catalog-info'),