diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/helpers.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/helpers.ts
index 14f4d490ba..670c9f0970 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/helpers.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import os from 'os';
 import path from 'path';
 import parseGitUrl from 'git-url-parse';
-import { Clone, Repository } from 'nodegit';
+import NodeGit, { Clone, Repository } from 'nodegit';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 // @ts-ignore
 import defaultBranch from 'default-branch';
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ import { InputError } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { RemoteProtocol } from './techdocs/stages/prepare/types';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 
+// @ts-ignore
+NodeGit.Libgit2.opts(28, 1);
+
 export type ParsedLocationAnnotation = {
   type: RemoteProtocol;
   target: string;