diff --git a/.changeset/deep-kings-strive.md b/.changeset/deep-kings-strive.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afe7415ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/deep-kings-strive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab': patch
+---
+
+Added `allowEmpty` input option to the `gitlab:repo:push` action, allowing empty commits. Required from GitLab 18.8 or later.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/report.api.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/report.api.md
index a5a4de0f8b..0ab38c52d8 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/report.api.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export const createGitlabIssueAction: (options: {
     discussionToResolve?: string | undefined;
     epicId?: number | undefined;
     labels?: string | undefined;
-    issueType?: 'issue' | 'task' | 'incident' | 'test_case' | undefined;
+    issueType?: 'issue' | 'incident' | 'test_case' | 'task' | undefined;
     mergeRequestToResolveDiscussionsOf?: number | undefined;
     milestoneId?: number | undefined;
     weight?: number | undefined;
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ export const createGitlabRepoPushAction: (options: {
     targetPath?: string | undefined;
     token?: string | undefined;
     commitAction?: 'auto' | 'update' | 'create' | 'delete' | undefined;
+    allowEmpty?: boolean | undefined;
   },
   {
     projectid: string;
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
           visibility?: 'internal' | 'private' | 'public' | undefined;
           path?: string | undefined;
           description?: string | undefined;
-          merge_method?: 'merge' | 'rebase_merge' | 'ff' | undefined;
+          merge_method?: 'merge' | 'ff' | 'rebase_merge' | undefined;
           topics?: string[] | undefined;
           auto_devops_enabled?: boolean | undefined;
           only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds?: boolean | undefined;
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ export const createPublishGitlabMergeRequestAction: (options: {
     sourcePath?: string | undefined;
     targetPath?: string | undefined;
     token?: string | undefined;
-    commitAction?: 'auto' | 'update' | 'create' | 'delete' | 'skip' | undefined;
+    commitAction?: 'auto' | 'update' | 'skip' | 'create' | 'delete' | undefined;
     projectid?: string | undefined;
     removeSourceBranch?: boolean | undefined;
     assignee?: string | undefined;
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ export const editGitlabIssueAction: (options: {
     discussionLocked?: boolean | undefined;
     dueDate?: string | undefined;
     epicId?: number | undefined;
-    issueType?: 'issue' | 'task' | 'incident' | 'test_case' | undefined;
+    issueType?: 'issue' | 'incident' | 'test_case' | 'task' | undefined;
     labels?: string | undefined;
     milestoneId?: number | undefined;
     removeLabels?: string | undefined;