diff --git a/.changeset/wicked-feet-clap.md b/.changeset/wicked-feet-clap.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e27f641820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wicked-feet-clap.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+Updated the visibility of database connection fields in config to be secret
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts b/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts
index 058805aa62..6c473af3c0 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export interface Config {
       client: 'better-sqlite3' | 'sqlite3' | 'pg';
       /**
        * Base database connection string or Knex object
-       * @secret
+       * @visibility secret
        */
       connection: string | object;
       /** Database name prefix override */
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export interface Config {
           client?: 'better-sqlite3' | 'sqlite3' | 'pg';
           /**
            * Database connection string or Knex object override
-           * @secret
+           * @visibility secret
            */
           connection?: string | object;
           /**
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export interface Config {
           store: 'redis';
           /**
            * A redis connection string in the form `redis://user:pass@host:port`.
-           * @secret
+           * @visibility secret
            */
           connection: string;
         }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export interface Config {
           store: 'memcache';
           /**
            * A memcache connection string in the form `user:pass@host:port`.
-           * @secret
+           * @visibility secret
            */
           connection: string;
         };