diff --git a/.changeset/tricky-melons-fold.md b/.changeset/tricky-melons-fold.md
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@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
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-'@backstage/backend-app-api': minor
+'@backstage/backend-app-api': patch
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-refactor!: updated `ServiceRegistry` to have a static create method and private constructor.
-fix: updated `ServiceRegistry` to perform circular dependency check on creation.
-fix: updated `detectCircularDependency` in `DependencyGraph` to return circular dependencies starting from the first node
+Backend startup will now fail if any circular service dependencies are detected.