diff --git a/.changeset/good-jars-turn.md b/.changeset/good-jars-turn.md
index 3ba4cb1d36..0bbe344ad2 100644
--- a/.changeset/good-jars-turn.md
+++ b/.changeset/good-jars-turn.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-'@backstage/plugin-search': minor
+'@backstage/plugin-search': patch
 ---
 
-add IdentityApi support
+Use the `identityApi` to forward authorization headers to the `search-backend`
diff --git a/plugins/search/package.json b/plugins/search/package.json
index dc0041c7a7..6c1f8454d1 100644
--- a/plugins/search/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@backstage/plugin-search",
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.4.1",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",