diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
index 4828806c96..8e382e206c 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/api/GitReleaseApiClient.ts
@@ -138,18 +138,20 @@ export class GitReleaseApiClient implements GitReleaseApi {
       ...DISABLE_CACHE,
     });
 
-    return recentCommitsResponse.data.map(commit => ({
-      htmlUrl: commit.html_url,
-      sha: commit.sha,
-      author: {
-        htmlUrl: commit.author?.html_url,
-        login: commit.author?.login,
-      },
-      commit: {
-        message: commit.commit.message,
-      },
-      firstParentSha: commit.parents?.[0]?.sha,
-    }));
+    return {
+      recentCommits: recentCommitsResponse.data.map(commit => ({
+        htmlUrl: commit.html_url,
+        sha: commit.sha,
+        author: {
+          htmlUrl: commit.author?.html_url,
+          login: commit.author?.login,
+        },
+        commit: {
+          message: commit.commit.message,
+        },
+        firstParentSha: commit.parents?.[0]?.sha,
+      })),
+    };
   };
 
   getLatestRelease: GitReleaseApi['getLatestRelease'] = async ({
@@ -515,8 +517,8 @@ export interface GitReleaseApi {
     args: {
       releaseBranchName?: string;
     } & OwnerRepo,
-  ) => Promise<
-    {
+  ) => Promise<{
+    recentCommits: {
       htmlUrl: string;
       sha: string;
       author: {
@@ -527,8 +529,8 @@ export interface GitReleaseApi {
         message: string;
       };
       firstParentSha?: string;
-    }[]
-  >;
+    }[];
+  }>;
 
   getLatestRelease: (
     args: OwnerRepo,
@@ -724,7 +726,9 @@ export type GetUserResult = UnboxReturnedPromise<GitReleaseApi['getUser']>;
 export type GetRecentCommitsResult = UnboxReturnedPromise<
   GitReleaseApi['getRecentCommits']
 >;
-export type GetRecentCommitsResultSingle = UnboxArray<GetRecentCommitsResult>;
+export type GetRecentCommitsResultSingle = UnboxArray<
+  GetRecentCommitsResult['recentCommits']
+>;
 export type GetLatestReleaseResult = UnboxReturnedPromise<
   GitReleaseApi['getLatestRelease']
 >;
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/PatchBody.tsx b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/PatchBody.tsx
index 82c99b740a..6bfac03558 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/PatchBody.tsx
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/features/Patch/PatchBody.tsx
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ export const PatchBody = ({
 
   const gitDataResponse = useAsync(async () => {
     const [
-      recentCommitsOnDefaultBranch,
-      recentCommitsOnReleaseBranch,
+      { recentCommits: recentCommitsOnDefaultBranch },
+      { recentCommits: recentCommitsOnReleaseBranch },
     ] = await Promise.all([
       pluginApiClient.getRecentCommits({
         owner: project.owner,
diff --git a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
index add41f856c..8edc35d397 100644
--- a/plugins/git-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/git-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
@@ -198,10 +198,12 @@ export const mockApiClient: GitReleaseApi = {
     },
   })),
 
-  getRecentCommits: jest.fn(async () => [
-    createMockRecentCommit({ sha: 'mock_sha_recent_commits_1' }),
-    createMockRecentCommit({ sha: 'mock_sha_recent_commits_2' }),
-  ]),
+  getRecentCommits: jest.fn(async () => ({
+    recentCommits: [
+      createMockRecentCommit({ sha: 'mock_sha_recent_commits_1' }),
+      createMockRecentCommit({ sha: 'mock_sha_recent_commits_2' }),
+    ],
+  })),
 
   getLatestRelease: jest.fn(async () => createMockRelease()),