diff --git a/.changeset/selfish-spies-cough.md b/.changeset/selfish-spies-cough.md
index 355b08b896..f702699080 100644
--- a/.changeset/selfish-spies-cough.md
+++ b/.changeset/selfish-spies-cough.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-'@backstage/backend-defaults': minor
+'@backstage/backend-defaults': patch
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 Disabling database migrations now correctly uses the `backend.default.skipMigrations` config value.