diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-meals-lie.md b/.changeset/breezy-meals-lie.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9bc3f3d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-meals-lie.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+include ref when cloning from GitLab
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/package.json b/packages/backend-common/package.json
index c698351615..350b7bd8f8 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-common/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@backstage/backend-common",
   "description": "Common functionality library for Backstage backends",
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.5.1",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "private": false,