diff --git a/.changeset/large-spies-doubt.md b/.changeset/large-spies-doubt.md
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-'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
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 Adds the ability to pass (an optional) array of strings that will be applied to the newly scaffolded repository as topic labels.