diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-node/api-report.md
index 6bb1534679..f3d3a7b2f2 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/api-report.md
@@ -45,6 +45,41 @@ export type ActionContext<
   each?: JsonObject;
 };
 
+// @public (undocumented)
+export function commitAndPushBranch({
+  tempDir,
+  dir,
+  remoteUrl,
+  auth,
+  logger,
+  commitMessage,
+  gitAuthorInfo,
+  branch,
+  remoteRef,
+}: {
+  tempDir: string;
+  dir: string;
+  remoteUrl: string;
+  auth:
+    | {
+        username: string;
+        password: string;
+      }
+    | {
+        token: string;
+      };
+  logger: Logger;
+  commitMessage: string;
+  gitAuthorInfo?: {
+    name?: string;
+    email?: string;
+  };
+  branch?: string;
+  remoteRef?: string;
+}): Promise<{
+  commitHash: string;
+}>;
+
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function commitAndPushRepo(input: {
   dir: string;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.ts
index f2c88872ad..45a7761c0a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ export async function commitAndPushRepo(input: {
   return { commitHash };
 }
 
+/**
+ * @public
+ */
 export async function commitAndPushBranch({
   tempDir,
   dir,