diff --git a/.changeset/smooth-moons-bake.md b/.changeset/smooth-moons-bake.md
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 '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-github': minor
-'@backstage/create-app': minor
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
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 **BREAKING** The `publish:github` scaffolder action now defaults to initializing with a branch named "main" instead of "master" when creating new repositories.