diff --git a/.changeset/pink-ladybugs-share.md b/.changeset/pink-ladybugs-share.md
index c8f2e8f206..7edeb12f6a 100644
--- a/.changeset/pink-ladybugs-share.md
+++ b/.changeset/pink-ladybugs-share.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
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-'@backstage/backend-common': minor
+'@backstage/backend-common': path
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 Each plugin now saves to a separate sqlite database file when `connection.filename` is provided in the sqlite config.
+Any existing sqlite database files will be ignored.