diff --git a/.changeset/repo-tools-boo-descriptions.md b/.changeset/repo-tools-boo-descriptions.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5973dd7127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/repo-tools-boo-descriptions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/repo-tools': patch
+---
+
+Fixed a bug with the `generate-catalog-info` command that could cause the `--dry-run` flag to indicate changes to files when no changes would actually be made if the command were run without the flag.
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/generate-catalog-info/generate-catalog-info.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/generate-catalog-info/generate-catalog-info.ts
index 08f73898c8..da5491beca 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/generate-catalog-info/generate-catalog-info.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/generate-catalog-info/generate-catalog-info.ts
@@ -149,9 +149,8 @@ function fixCatalogInfoYaml(options: FixOptions) {
   const badName = yamlJson.metadata.name !== safeName;
   const badType =
     yamlJson.spec?.type !== `backstage-${packageJson.backstage.role}`;
-  const badDesc = yamlJson.metadata.description !== packageJson.description;
 
-  if (badOwner || badTitle || badName || badType || badDesc) {
+  if (badOwner || badTitle || badName || badType) {
     const owner = badOwner
       ? getOwnerFromCodeowners(codeowners, yamlPath)
       : yamlJson.spec?.owner;