diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
index 3328a11343..b18e199f40 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
   description?: string | undefined;
   access?: string | undefined;
   defaultBranch?: string | undefined;
-  deleteBranchOnMerge: boolean;
-  allowRebaseMerge: boolean;
-  allowSquashMerge: boolean;
-  allowMergeCommit: boolean;
+  deleteBranchOnMerge?: boolean | undefined;
+  allowRebaseMerge?: boolean | undefined;
+  allowSquashMerge?: boolean | undefined;
+  allowMergeCommit?: boolean | undefined;
   sourcePath?: string | undefined;
   requireCodeOwnerReviews?: boolean | undefined;
   repoVisibility?: 'internal' | 'private' | 'public' | undefined;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
index e997c30a32..ec564e93dc 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ describe('publish:github', () => {
       description: 'description',
       repoVisibility: 'private' as const,
       access: 'owner/blam',
-      deleteBranchOnMerge: false,
-      allowMergeCommit: true,
-      allowSquashMerge: true,
-      allowRebaseMerge: true,
     },
     workspacePath: 'lol',
     logger: getVoidLogger(),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
index 32969e1be3..7f1e7a1c93 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
     description?: string;
     access?: string;
     defaultBranch?: string;
-    deleteBranchOnMerge: boolean;
-    allowRebaseMerge: boolean;
-    allowSquashMerge: boolean;
-    allowMergeCommit: boolean;
+    deleteBranchOnMerge?: boolean;
+    allowRebaseMerge?: boolean;
+    allowSquashMerge?: boolean;
+    allowMergeCommit?: boolean;
     sourcePath?: string;
     requireCodeOwnerReviews?: boolean;
     repoVisibility?: 'private' | 'internal' | 'public';