diff --git a/.changeset/little-starfishes-whisper.md b/.changeset/little-starfishes-whisper.md
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--- a/.changeset/little-starfishes-whisper.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-'@backstage/catalog-model': minor
+'@backstage/catalog-model': patch
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 Added `stringifyEntityRef`, which always creates a string representation of an entity reference. Also deprecated `serializeEntityRef`, as `stringifyEntityRef` should be used instead.