diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-coats-sin.md b/.changeset/chatty-coats-sin.md
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--- a/.changeset/chatty-coats-sin.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-'@backstage/frontend-defaults': minor
+'@backstage/frontend-defaults': patch
 ---
 
-**BREAKING**: Moved `createPublicSignInApp` to the `/alpha` sub-path export.
+Deprecated `createPublicSignInApp`, which has been replaced by the new `appModulePublicSignIn` from `@backstage/plugin-app/alpha` instead.
diff --git a/.changeset/four-spiders-jump.md b/.changeset/four-spiders-jump.md
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index 0000000000..d5a92b8745
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-app': patch
+---
+
+Added a new module for implementing public sign-in apps, exported as `appModulePublicSignIn` via the `/alpha` sub-path export. This replaces the `createPublicSignInApp` export from `@backstage/frontend-defaults`, which is now deprecated.