diff --git a/.changeset/pink-cars-pretend.md b/.changeset/pink-cars-pretend.md
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 new setUserAsOwner flag for publish:gitlab action
+
+The field default is `false`. When true it will use the token configured in the gitlab integration for the matching host, to try and set the user logged in via `repoUrlPicker` `requestUserCredentials` OAuth flow as owner of the repository created in GitLab.