diff --git a/.changeset/selfish-papayas-watch.md b/.changeset/selfish-papayas-watch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d9b8a1ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/selfish-papayas-watch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-git-release-manager': patch
+---
+
+Minor internal type improvement
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatchDryRun.tsx b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatchDryRun.tsx
index de3a67e874..3bd69b1028 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatchDryRun.tsx
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/hooks/usePatchDryRun.tsx
@@ -391,6 +391,6 @@ export function usePatchDryRun({
     asyncCatcher,
     abortIfError,
     selectedPatchCommit: latestCommitOnReleaseBranchRes.value
-      ?.selectedPatchCommit as any,
+      ?.selectedPatchCommit as GetRecentCommitsResultSingle,
   };
 }