diff --git a/workspaces/x2a/packages/backend/package.json b/workspaces/x2a/packages/backend/package.json
index 4b5993ed56..9ac90fa6ec 100644
--- a/workspaces/x2a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/x2a/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage-community/plugin-rbac-backend": "^7.5.0",
-    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "^0.15.1",
+    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "^0.13.2",
     "@backstage/config": "^1.3.6",
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "^0.5.8",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "^0.25.6",
diff --git a/workspaces/x2a/plugins/x2a-backend/package.json b/workspaces/x2a/plugins/x2a-backend/package.json
index b1b08aa17f..1f0e3d4811 100644
--- a/workspaces/x2a/plugins/x2a-backend/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/x2a/plugins/x2a-backend/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "openapi-generate": "backstage-repo-tools package schema openapi generate --server --client-package plugins/x2a-common/client"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "^0.15.1",
+    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "^0.13.2",
     "@backstage/backend-openapi-utils": "^0.6.3",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "^1.5.0",
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "^1.12.1",
diff --git a/workspaces/x2a/yarn.lock b/workspaces/x2a/yarn.lock
index 583d522de7..53dfdaff87 100644
--- a/workspaces/x2a/yarn.lock
+++ b/workspaces/x2a/yarn.lock
@@ -11541,7 +11541,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@red-hat-developer-hub/backstage-plugin-x2a-backend@workspace:plugins/x2a-backend"
   dependencies:
-    "@backstage/backend-defaults": ^0.15.1
+    "@backstage/backend-defaults": ^0.13.2
     "@backstage/backend-openapi-utils": ^0.6.3
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": ^1.5.0
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": ^1.10.1
@@ -16696,7 +16696,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "backend@workspace:packages/backend"
   dependencies:
     "@backstage-community/plugin-rbac-backend": ^7.5.0
-    "@backstage/backend-defaults": ^0.15.1
+    "@backstage/backend-defaults": ^0.13.2
     "@backstage/cli": ^0.34.5
     "@backstage/config": ^1.3.6
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": ^0.5.8