diff --git a/.changeset/hungry-lions-sit.md b/.changeset/hungry-lions-sit.md
index 76a46aacde..b283cc976f 100644
--- a/.changeset/hungry-lions-sit.md
+++ b/.changeset/hungry-lions-sit.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab': patch
 ---
 
-Establishing compatibility of scaffolder action gitlab:projectAccessToken:create with GitLab version ^16 by introducing the expired at parameter.
+Use the Gitbeaker library for `gitlab:projectAccessToken:create` action, enabling the `expiresAt` option
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
index d0b2fd7dd0..90466025bf 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "@gitbeaker/core": "^35.8.0",
     "@gitbeaker/node": "^35.8.0",
     "@gitbeaker/rest": "^39.25.0",
+    "luxon": "^3.0.0",
     "yaml": "^2.0.0",
     "zod": "^3.22.4"
   },
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabProjectAccessTokenAction.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabProjectAccessTokenAction.ts
index c6e1dfaa8a..2193dbb02f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabProjectAccessTokenAction.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/createGitlabProjectAccessTokenAction.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { InputError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { ScmIntegrationRegistry } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { createTemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
-import { Gitlab } from '@gitbeaker/rest';
+import { AccessTokenScopes, Gitlab } from '@gitbeaker/rest';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { getToken } from '../util';
@@ -104,18 +104,17 @@ export const createGitlabProjectAccessTokenAction = (options: {
         });
       }
 
-      const mappedAccessLevel = Number(accessLevel.valueOf());
-
       const response = await api.ProjectAccessTokens.create(
         projectId,
         name,
-        scopes as any,
+        scopes as AccessTokenScopes[],
         {
           expiresAt:
             expiresAt || DateTime.now().plus({ days: 365 }).toISODate()!,
-          accessLevel: mappedAccessLevel,
+          accessLevel,
         },
       );
+
       if (!response.token) {
         throw new Error('Could not create project access token');
       }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d374912af0..93b4601763 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8385,6 +8385,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@gitbeaker/node": ^35.8.0
     "@gitbeaker/rest": ^39.25.0
     jest-date-mock: ^1.0.8
+    luxon: ^3.0.0
     yaml: ^2.0.0
     zod: ^3.22.4
   languageName: unknown