diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/package.json b/plugins/github-release-manager/package.json
index ec067920e4..5462595e0b 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/package.json
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "clean": "backstage-cli clean"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@backstage/core": "^0.7.4",
+    "@backstage/core": "^0.7.5",
     "@backstage/integration": "^0.5.1",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.5",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.11.0",
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/api/PluginApiClient.ts b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/api/PluginApiClient.ts
index 38b460b4f9..1ad0053175 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/api/PluginApiClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/api/PluginApiClient.ts
@@ -156,12 +156,17 @@ export interface IPluginApiClient {
         releaseBranchTree: string;
         selectedPatchCommit: GhGetCommitResponse;
       } & PartialProject,
-    ) => Promise<Todo>;
+    ) => Promise<{
+      message: string;
+      sha: string;
+    }>;
 
     forceBranchHeadToTempCommit: (
       args: {
         releaseBranchName: string;
-        tempCommit: GhCreateCommitResponse;
+        tempCommit: ApiMethodRetval<
+          IPluginApiClient['patch']['createTempCommit']
+        >;
       } & PartialProject,
     ) => Promise<Todo>;
 
@@ -532,22 +537,18 @@ export class PluginApiClient implements IPluginApiClient {
       selectedPatchCommit: GhGetCommitResponse;
     } & PartialProject) => {
       const { octokit } = await this.getOctokit();
+      const { data: tempCommit } = await octokit.git.createCommit({
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        message: `Temporary commit for patch ${tagParts.patch}`,
+        tree: releaseBranchTree,
+        parents: [selectedPatchCommit.parents[0].sha],
+      });
 
-      const tempCommit: GhCreateCommitResponse = (
-        await octokit.request(
-          `/repos/${this.getRepoPath({ owner, repo })}/git/commits`,
-          {
-            method: 'POST',
-            data: {
-              message: `Temporary commit for patch ${tagParts.patch}`,
-              tree: releaseBranchTree,
-              parents: [selectedPatchCommit.parents[0].sha],
-            },
-          },
-        )
-      ).data;
-
-      return { tempCommit };
+      return {
+        message: tempCommit.message,
+        sha: tempCommit.sha,
+      };
     },
 
     forceBranchHeadToTempCommit: async ({
@@ -557,7 +558,9 @@ export class PluginApiClient implements IPluginApiClient {
       tempCommit,
     }: {
       releaseBranchName: string;
-      tempCommit: GhCreateCommitResponse;
+      tempCommit: ApiMethodRetval<
+        IPluginApiClient['patch']['createTempCommit']
+      >;
     } & PartialProject) => {
       const { octokit } = await this.getOctokit();
 
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.ts b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.ts
index d254020c62..afb9c5564d 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.ts
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export async function patch({
    *  > parentSha = commit.parents.head // first parent -- there should only be one
    *  > tempCommit = POST /repos/$owner/$repo/git/commits { "message": "temp", "tree": branchTree, "parents": [parentSha] }
    */
-  const { tempCommit } = await pluginApiClient.patch.createTempCommit({
+  const tempCommit = await pluginApiClient.patch.createTempCommit({
     ...project,
     releaseBranchTree,
     selectedPatchCommit,
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
index 2ae2cf4a32..e3de328fe7 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
@@ -197,11 +197,9 @@ export const mockApiClient: IPluginApiClient = {
       } as GhCreateTagObjectResponse,
     }),
     createTempCommit: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      tempCommit: {
-        message: 'mock_commit_message',
-        sha: 'mock_commit_sha',
-      } as GhCreateCommitResponse,
-    }),
+      message: 'mock_commit_message',
+      sha: 'mock_commit_sha',
+    } as ApiMethodRetval<IPluginApiClient['patch']['createTempCommit']>),
     forceBranchHeadToTempCommit: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
     merge: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
       merge: {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4dee004e65..50a8214372 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1678,6 +1678,50 @@
     lodash "^4.17.19"
     to-fast-properties "^2.0.0"
 
+"@backstage/core@^0.7.5":
+  version "0.7.5"
+  resolved "https://artifactory.spotify.net/artifactory/api/npm/virtual-npm/@backstage/core/-/core-0.7.5.tgz#27e0a7982dbab40973eefaa185d89babdd454913"
+  integrity sha1-J+CnmC26tAlz7vqhhdibq91FSRM=
+  dependencies:
+    "@backstage/config" "^0.1.4"
+    "@backstage/core-api" "^0.2.16"
+    "@backstage/errors" "^0.1.1"
+    "@backstage/theme" "^0.2.5"
+    "@material-ui/core" "^4.11.0"
+    "@material-ui/icons" "^4.9.1"
+    "@material-ui/lab" "4.0.0-alpha.45"
+    "@testing-library/react-hooks" "^3.4.2"
+    "@types/dagre" "^0.7.44"
+    "@types/prop-types" "^15.7.3"
+    "@types/react" "^16.9"
+    "@types/react-sparklines" "^1.7.0"
+    "@types/react-text-truncate" "^0.14.0"
+    classnames "^2.2.6"
+    clsx "^1.1.0"
+    d3-selection "^2.0.0"
+    d3-shape "^2.0.0"
+    d3-zoom "^2.0.0"
+    dagre "^0.8.5"
+    immer "^9.0.1"
+    lodash "^4.17.15"
+    material-table "^1.69.1"
+    prop-types "^15.7.2"
+    qs "^6.9.4"
+    rc-progress "^3.0.0"
+    react "^16.12.0"
+    react-dom "^16.12.0"
+    react-helmet "6.1.0"
+    react-hook-form "^6.6.0"
+    react-markdown "^5.0.2"
+    react-router "6.0.0-beta.0"
+    react-router-dom "6.0.0-beta.0"
+    react-sparklines "^1.7.0"
+    react-syntax-highlighter "^15.4.3"
+    react-text-truncate "^0.16.0"
+    react-use "^15.3.3"
+    remark-gfm "^1.0.0"
+    zen-observable "^0.8.15"
+
 "@bcoe/v8-coverage@^0.2.3":
   version "0.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bcoe/v8-coverage/-/v8-coverage-0.2.3.tgz#75a2e8b51cb758a7553d6804a5932d7aace75c39"