diff --git a/.changeset/famous-crabs-laugh.md b/.changeset/famous-crabs-laugh.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..282cbb9f93f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/famous-crabs-laugh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+Preparing for a stable new backend system release, we are deprecating utilities in the `backend-common` that are not used by the core framework, such as the isomorphic `Git` class. As we will no longer support the isomorphic `Git` utility in the framework packages, we recommend plugins that start maintaining their own implementation of this class.
diff --git a/.changeset/strange-rocks-study.md b/.changeset/strange-rocks-study.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..75ceb745fbb11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strange-rocks-study.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node': patch
+---
+
+To remove the dependency on the soon-to-be-deprecated `backend-common` package, this package now maintains its own isomorphic Git class implementation.
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/api-report.md b/packages/backend-common/api-report.md
index cccf326b9fcbb..3a04072499130 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-common/api-report.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ import { V1PodTemplateSpec } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
 import * as winston from 'winston';
 import { Writable } from 'stream';
 
-// @public
+// @public @deprecated
 export type AuthCallbackOptions = {
   onAuth: AuthCallback;
   logger?: LoggerService;
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export function getRootLogger(): winston.Logger;
 // @public
 export function getVoidLogger(): winston.Logger;
 
-// @public
+// @public @deprecated
 export class Git {
   // (undocumented)
   add(options: { dir: string; filepath: string }): Promise<void>;
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ export function setRootLogger(newLogger: winston.Logger): void;
 // @public @deprecated
 export const SingleHostDiscovery: typeof HostDiscovery_2;
 
-// @public
+// @public @deprecated
 export type StaticAuthOptions = {
   username?: string;
   password?: string;
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/index.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ed5fdcc577967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export * from './scm';
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/scm/git.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.test.ts
rename to packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/scm/git.test.ts
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/scm/git.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/scm/git.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1a182e6f4d238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/scm/git.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,357 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import git, {
+  ProgressCallback,
+  MergeResult,
+  ReadCommitResult,
+  AuthCallback,
+} from 'isomorphic-git';
+import http from 'isomorphic-git/http/node';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+
+function isAuthCallbackOptions(
+  options: StaticAuthOptions | AuthCallbackOptions,
+): options is AuthCallbackOptions {
+  return 'onAuth' in options;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configure static credential for authentication
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated This type is deprecated and will be removed in a future release, see https://github.com/backstage/backstage/issues/24493.
+ */
+export type StaticAuthOptions = {
+  username?: string;
+  password?: string;
+  token?: string;
+  logger?: LoggerService;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Configure an authentication callback that can provide credentials on demand
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated This type is deprecated and will be removed in a future release, see https://github.com/backstage/backstage/issues/24493.
+ */
+export type AuthCallbackOptions = {
+  onAuth: AuthCallback;
+  logger?: LoggerService;
+};
+
+/*
+provider          username         password
+Azure             'notempty'       token
+Bitbucket Cloud   'x-token-auth'   token
+Bitbucket Server  username         password or token
+GitHub            'x-access-token' token
+GitLab            'oauth2'         token
+
+From : https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/onAuth with fix for GitHub
+
+Or token provided as `token` for Bearer auth header
+instead of Basic Auth (e.g., Bitbucket Server).
+*/
+
+/**
+ * A convenience wrapper around the `isomorphic-git` library.
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated This class is deprecated and will be removed in a future release, see https://github.com/backstage/backstage/issues/24493.
+ */
+
+export class Git {
+  private readonly headers: {
+    [x: string]: string;
+  };
+
+  private constructor(
+    private readonly config: {
+      onAuth: AuthCallback;
+      token?: string;
+      logger?: LoggerService;
+    },
+  ) {
+    this.onAuth = config.onAuth;
+
+    this.headers = {
+      'user-agent': 'git/@isomorphic-git',
+      ...(config.token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${config.token}` } : {}),
+    };
+  }
+
+  async add(options: { dir: string; filepath: string }): Promise<void> {
+    const { dir, filepath } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(`Adding file {dir=${dir},filepath=${filepath}}`);
+
+    return git.add({ fs, dir, filepath });
+  }
+
+  async addRemote(options: {
+    dir: string;
+    remote: string;
+    url: string;
+    force?: boolean;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const { dir, url, remote, force } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(
+      `Creating new remote {dir=${dir},remote=${remote},url=${url}}`,
+    );
+    return git.addRemote({ fs, dir, remote, url, force });
+  }
+
+  async deleteRemote(options: { dir: string; remote: string }): Promise<void> {
+    const { dir, remote } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(`Deleting remote {dir=${dir},remote=${remote}}`);
+    return git.deleteRemote({ fs, dir, remote });
+  }
+
+  async checkout(options: { dir: string; ref: string }): Promise<void> {
+    const { dir, ref } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(`Checking out branch {dir=${dir},ref=${ref}}`);
+
+    return git.checkout({ fs, dir, ref });
+  }
+
+  async branch(options: { dir: string; ref: string }): Promise<void> {
+    const { dir, ref } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(`Creating branch {dir=${dir},ref=${ref}`);
+
+    return git.branch({ fs, dir, ref });
+  }
+
+  async commit(options: {
+    dir: string;
+    message: string;
+    author: { name: string; email: string };
+    committer: { name: string; email: string };
+  }): Promise<string> {
+    const { dir, message, author, committer } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(
+      `Committing file to repo {dir=${dir},message=${message}}`,
+    );
+    return git.commit({ fs, dir, message, author, committer });
+  }
+
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/clone */
+  async clone(options: {
+    url: string;
+    dir: string;
+    ref?: string;
+    depth?: number;
+    noCheckout?: boolean;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const { url, dir, ref, depth, noCheckout } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(`Cloning repo {dir=${dir},url=${url}}`);
+
+    try {
+      return await git.clone({
+        fs,
+        http,
+        url,
+        dir,
+        ref,
+        singleBranch: true,
+        depth: depth ?? 1,
+        noCheckout,
+        onProgress: this.onProgressHandler(),
+        headers: this.headers,
+        onAuth: this.onAuth,
+      });
+    } catch (ex) {
+      this.config.logger?.error(`Failed to clone repo {dir=${dir},url=${url}}`);
+      if (ex.data) {
+        throw new Error(`${ex.message} {data=${JSON.stringify(ex.data)}}`);
+      }
+      throw ex;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/currentBranch */
+  async currentBranch(options: {
+    dir: string;
+    fullName?: boolean;
+  }): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    const { dir, fullName = false } = options;
+    return git.currentBranch({ fs, dir, fullname: fullName }) as Promise<
+      string | undefined
+    >;
+  }
+
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/fetch */
+  async fetch(options: {
+    dir: string;
+    remote?: string;
+    tags?: boolean;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const { dir, remote = 'origin', tags = false } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(
+      `Fetching remote=${remote} for repository {dir=${dir}}`,
+    );
+
+    try {
+      await git.fetch({
+        fs,
+        http,
+        dir,
+        remote,
+        tags,
+        onProgress: this.onProgressHandler(),
+        headers: this.headers,
+        onAuth: this.onAuth,
+      });
+    } catch (ex) {
+      this.config.logger?.error(
+        `Failed to fetch repo {dir=${dir},remote=${remote}}`,
+      );
+      if (ex.data) {
+        throw new Error(`${ex.message} {data=${JSON.stringify(ex.data)}}`);
+      }
+      throw ex;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async init(options: { dir: string; defaultBranch?: string }): Promise<void> {
+    const { dir, defaultBranch = 'master' } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(`Init git repository {dir=${dir}}`);
+
+    return git.init({
+      fs,
+      dir,
+      defaultBranch,
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/merge */
+  async merge(options: {
+    dir: string;
+    theirs: string;
+    ours?: string;
+    author: { name: string; email: string };
+    committer: { name: string; email: string };
+  }): Promise<MergeResult> {
+    const { dir, theirs, ours, author, committer } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(
+      `Merging branch '${theirs}' into '${ours}' for repository {dir=${dir}}`,
+    );
+
+    // If ours is undefined, current branch is used.
+    return git.merge({
+      fs,
+      dir,
+      ours,
+      theirs,
+      author,
+      committer,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async push(options: {
+    dir: string;
+    remote: string;
+    remoteRef?: string;
+    force?: boolean;
+  }) {
+    const { dir, remote, remoteRef, force } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(
+      `Pushing directory to remote {dir=${dir},remote=${remote}}`,
+    );
+    try {
+      return await git.push({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        http,
+        onProgress: this.onProgressHandler(),
+        remoteRef,
+        force,
+        headers: this.headers,
+        remote,
+        onAuth: this.onAuth,
+      });
+    } catch (ex) {
+      this.config.logger?.error(
+        `Failed to push to repo {dir=${dir}, remote=${remote}}`,
+      );
+      if (ex.data) {
+        throw new Error(`${ex.message} {data=${JSON.stringify(ex.data)}}`);
+      }
+      throw ex;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/readCommit */
+  async readCommit(options: {
+    dir: string;
+    sha: string;
+  }): Promise<ReadCommitResult> {
+    const { dir, sha } = options;
+    return git.readCommit({ fs, dir, oid: sha });
+  }
+
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/remove */
+  async remove(options: { dir: string; filepath: string }): Promise<void> {
+    const { dir, filepath } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(
+      `Removing file from git index {dir=${dir},filepath=${filepath}}`,
+    );
+    return git.remove({ fs, dir, filepath });
+  }
+
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/resolveRef */
+  async resolveRef(options: { dir: string; ref: string }): Promise<string> {
+    const { dir, ref } = options;
+    return git.resolveRef({ fs, dir, ref });
+  }
+
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/log */
+  async log(options: {
+    dir: string;
+    ref?: string;
+  }): Promise<ReadCommitResult[]> {
+    const { dir, ref } = options;
+    return git.log({
+      fs,
+      dir,
+      ref: ref ?? 'HEAD',
+    });
+  }
+
+  private onAuth: AuthCallback;
+
+  private onProgressHandler = (): ProgressCallback => {
+    let currentPhase = '';
+
+    return event => {
+      if (currentPhase !== event.phase) {
+        currentPhase = event.phase;
+        this.config.logger?.info(event.phase);
+      }
+      const total = event.total
+        ? `${Math.round((event.loaded / event.total) * 100)}%`
+        : event.loaded;
+      this.config.logger?.debug(`status={${event.phase},total={${total}}}`);
+    };
+  };
+
+  static fromAuth = (options: StaticAuthOptions | AuthCallbackOptions) => {
+    if (isAuthCallbackOptions(options)) {
+      const { onAuth, logger } = options;
+      return new Git({ onAuth, logger });
+    }
+
+    const { username, password, token, logger } = options;
+    return new Git({ onAuth: () => ({ username, password }), token, logger });
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/scm/index.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/scm/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/backend-common/src/scm/index.ts
rename to packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/scm/index.ts
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts
index 4b1314b7d2ff5..dfae1d549cc02 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 export { legacyPlugin, makeLegacyPlugin } from './legacy';
 export type { LegacyCreateRouter } from './legacy';
+export { Git } from './deprecated';
+export type { StaticAuthOptions, AuthCallbackOptions } from './deprecated';
 export * from './auth';
 export * from './cache';
 export { loadBackendConfig } from './config';
@@ -32,7 +34,6 @@ export * from './logging';
 export * from './middleware';
 export * from './paths';
 export * from './reading';
-export * from './scm';
 export * from './service';
 export * from './tokens';
 export * from './util';
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.test.ts
index 66943cac51d23..14f96b529a617 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.test.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const treeResponseFactory = DefaultReadTreeResponseFactory.create({
 });
 
 const cloneMock = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve());
-jest.mock('../scm', () => ({
+jest.mock('./git', () => ({
   Git: {
     fromAuth: () => ({
       clone: cloneMock,
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.ts
index 76de711decdd4..52a541382be09 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,15 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { NotFoundError, NotModifiedError } from '@backstage/errors';
+import { Base64Decode } from 'base64-stream';
+import concatStream from 'concat-stream';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import fetch, { Response } from 'node-fetch';
+import os from 'os';
+import { join as joinPath } from 'path';
+import { Readable, pipeline as pipelineCb } from 'stream';
+import tar from 'tar';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
 import {
   GerritIntegration,
   ScmIntegrations,
@@ -26,16 +34,7 @@ import {
   parseGerritGitilesUrl,
   parseGerritJsonResponse,
 } from '@backstage/integration';
-import { Base64Decode } from 'base64-stream';
-import concatStream from 'concat-stream';
-import fs from 'fs-extra';
-import fetch, { Response } from 'node-fetch';
-import os from 'os';
-import { join as joinPath } from 'path';
-import { Readable, pipeline as pipelineCb } from 'stream';
-import tar from 'tar';
-import { promisify } from 'util';
-import { Git } from '../scm';
+import { NotFoundError, NotModifiedError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import {
   ReadTreeOptions,
   ReadTreeResponse,
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   SearchResponse,
   UrlReader,
 } from './types';
+import { Git } from './git';
 
 const pipeline = promisify(pipelineCb);
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GiteaUrlReader.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GiteaUrlReader.test.ts
index a941d2e5aace1..f8658a2241037 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GiteaUrlReader.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GiteaUrlReader.test.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const treeResponseFactory = DefaultReadTreeResponseFactory.create({
   config: new ConfigReader({}),
 });
 
-jest.mock('../scm', () => ({
+jest.mock('./git', () => ({
   Git: {
     fromAuth: () => ({
       clone: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve({})),
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/HarnessUrlReader.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/HarnessUrlReader.test.ts
index bb09baa140822..2741b75fd5584 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/HarnessUrlReader.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/HarnessUrlReader.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const treeResponseFactory = DefaultReadTreeResponseFactory.create({
   config: new ConfigReader({}),
 });
 
-jest.mock('../scm', () => ({
+jest.mock('./git', () => ({
   Git: {
     fromAuth: () => ({
       clone: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve({})),
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/git.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/git.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..119d4f64bdcea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/git.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import isomorphicGit, { ProgressCallback, AuthCallback } from 'isomorphic-git';
+import http from 'isomorphic-git/http/node';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+
+/**
+ * Configure static credential for authentication
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type StaticAuthOptions = {
+  username?: string;
+  password?: string;
+  token?: string;
+  logger?: LoggerService;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Configure an authentication callback that can provide credentials on demand
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type AuthCallbackOptions = {
+  onAuth: AuthCallback;
+  logger?: LoggerService;
+};
+
+function isAuthCallbackOptions(
+  options: StaticAuthOptions | AuthCallbackOptions,
+): options is AuthCallbackOptions {
+  return 'onAuth' in options;
+}
+
+/*
+provider          username         password
+Azure             'notempty'       token
+Bitbucket Cloud   'x-token-auth'   token
+Bitbucket Server  username         password or token
+GitHub            'x-access-token' token
+GitLab            'oauth2'         token
+
+From : https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/onAuth with fix for GitHub
+
+Or token provided as `token` for Bearer auth header
+instead of Basic Auth (e.g., Bitbucket Server).
+*/
+/**
+ * A convenience wrapper around the `isomorphic-git` library.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export class Git {
+  private readonly headers: {
+    [x: string]: string;
+  };
+
+  private constructor(
+    private readonly config: {
+      onAuth: AuthCallback;
+      token?: string;
+      logger?: LoggerService;
+    },
+  ) {
+    this.onAuth = config.onAuth;
+
+    this.headers = {
+      'user-agent': 'git/@isomorphic-git',
+      ...(config.token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${config.token}` } : {}),
+    };
+  }
+
+  /** https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/clone */
+  async clone(options: {
+    url: string;
+    dir: string;
+    ref?: string;
+    depth?: number;
+    noCheckout?: boolean;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const { url, dir, ref, depth, noCheckout } = options;
+    this.config.logger?.info(`Cloning repo {dir=${dir},url=${url}}`);
+
+    try {
+      return await isomorphicGit.clone({
+        fs,
+        http,
+        url,
+        dir,
+        ref,
+        singleBranch: true,
+        depth: depth ?? 1,
+        noCheckout,
+        onProgress: this.onProgressHandler(),
+        headers: this.headers,
+        onAuth: this.onAuth,
+      });
+    } catch (ex) {
+      this.config.logger?.error(`Failed to clone repo {dir=${dir},url=${url}}`);
+      if (ex.data) {
+        throw new Error(`${ex.message} {data=${JSON.stringify(ex.data)}}`);
+      }
+      throw ex;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private onAuth: AuthCallback;
+
+  private onProgressHandler = (): ProgressCallback => {
+    let currentPhase = '';
+
+    return event => {
+      if (currentPhase !== event.phase) {
+        currentPhase = event.phase;
+        this.config.logger?.info(event.phase);
+      }
+      const total = event.total
+        ? `${Math.round((event.loaded / event.total) * 100)}%`
+        : event.loaded;
+      this.config.logger?.debug(`status={${event.phase},total={${total}}}`);
+    };
+  };
+
+  static fromAuth = (options: StaticAuthOptions | AuthCallbackOptions) => {
+    if (isAuthCallbackOptions(options)) {
+      const { onAuth, logger } = options;
+      return new Git({ onAuth, logger });
+    }
+
+    const { username, password, token, logger } = options;
+    return new Git({ onAuth: () => ({ username, password }), token, logger });
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-node/package.json
index 11d3da67bcc6f..c45382a707a83 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "globby": "^11.0.0",
+    "isomorphic-git": "^1.23.0",
     "jsonschema": "^1.2.6",
     "p-limit": "^3.1.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.test.ts
index b230b2cd0697c..64281d660f5a2 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Git, getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { Git } from '../scm';
 import {
   commitAndPushRepo,
   initRepoAndPush,
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   cloneRepo,
 } from './gitHelpers';
 
-jest.mock('@backstage/backend-common', () => ({
+jest.mock('../scm', () => ({
   Git: {
     fromAuth: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
       init: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.ts
index 2026e75247316..04f47d16485f5 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/gitHelpers.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Git } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { Git } from '../scm';
 
 /**
  * @public
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scm/git.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scm/git.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1c07dfb91740b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scm/git.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,606 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+jest.mock('isomorphic-git');
+jest.mock('isomorphic-git/http/node');
+jest.mock('fs-extra');
+
+import * as isomorphic from 'isomorphic-git';
+import { Git } from './git';
+import http from 'isomorphic-git/http/node';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+
+describe('Git', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  describe('add', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git add with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+      const dir = 'mockdirectory';
+      const filepath = 'mockfile/path';
+
+      await git.add({ dir, filepath });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.add).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        filepath,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('addRemote', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+      const dir = 'mockdirectory';
+      const remote = 'origin';
+      const url = 'git@github.com/something/sads';
+      const force = true;
+
+      await git.addRemote({ dir, remote, url, force });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.addRemote).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        remote,
+        url,
+        force,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('remove', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git remove with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+      const dir = 'mockdirectory';
+      const filepath = 'mockfile/path';
+
+      await git.remove({ dir, filepath });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.remove).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        filepath,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('deleteRemote', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+      const dir = 'mockdirectory';
+      const remote = 'origin';
+
+      await git.deleteRemote({ dir, remote });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.deleteRemote).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        remote,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('checkout', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+      const dir = 'mockdirectory';
+      const ref = 'master';
+
+      await git.checkout({ dir, ref });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.checkout).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        ref,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('branch', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+      const dir = 'mockdirectory';
+      const ref = 'master';
+
+      await git.branch({ dir, ref });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.branch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        ref,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('commit', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+      const dir = 'mockdirectory';
+      const message = 'Inital Commit';
+      const author = {
+        name: 'author',
+        email: 'test@backstage.io',
+      };
+      const committer = {
+        name: 'comitter',
+        email: 'test@backstage.io',
+      };
+
+      await git.commit({ dir, message, author, committer });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.commit).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        message,
+        author,
+        committer,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('clone', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const url = 'http://github.com/some/repo';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        username: 'blob',
+        password: 'hunter2',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+
+      await git.clone({ url, dir });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.clone).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        http,
+        url,
+        dir,
+        singleBranch: true,
+        depth: 1,
+        onProgress: expect.any(Function),
+        headers: {
+          'user-agent': 'git/@isomorphic-git',
+        },
+        onAuth: expect.any(Function),
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments (Bearer)', async () => {
+      const url = 'http://github.com/some/repo';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        token: 'test',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+
+      await git.clone({ url, dir });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.clone).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        http,
+        url,
+        dir,
+        singleBranch: true,
+        depth: 1,
+        onProgress: expect.any(Function),
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: 'Bearer test',
+          'user-agent': 'git/@isomorphic-git',
+        },
+        onAuth: expect.any(Function),
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should pass a function that returns the authorization as the onAuth handler when username and password are specified', async () => {
+      const url = 'http://github.com/some/repo';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        username: 'blob',
+        password: 'hunter2',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+
+      await git.clone({ url, dir });
+
+      const { onAuth } = (
+        isomorphic.clone as unknown as jest.Mock<(typeof isomorphic)['clone']>
+      ).mock.calls[0][0]!;
+
+      expect(onAuth()).toEqual(auth);
+    });
+
+    it('should pass the provided callback as the onAuth handler when on auth is specified', async () => {
+      const url = 'http://github.com/some/repo';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        username: 'from',
+        password: 'callback',
+      };
+
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({ onAuth: () => auth });
+
+      await git.clone({ url, dir });
+
+      const { onAuth } = (
+        isomorphic.clone as unknown as jest.Mock<(typeof isomorphic)['clone']>
+      ).mock.calls[0][0]!;
+
+      expect(onAuth()).toEqual(auth);
+    });
+
+    it('should propagate the data from the error handler', async () => {
+      const url = 'http://github.com/some/repo';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        username: 'blob',
+        password: 'hunter2',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+
+      (isomorphic.clone as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => {
+        const error: Error & { data?: unknown } = new Error('mock error');
+        error.data = { some: 'more information here' };
+
+        throw error;
+      });
+
+      await expect(git.clone({ url, dir })).rejects.toThrow(
+        'more information here',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('currentBranch', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const fullName = true;
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+
+      await git.currentBranch({ dir, fullName });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.currentBranch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        fullname: true,
+      });
+
+      await git.currentBranch({ dir });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.currentBranch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        fullname: false,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('fetch', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const remote = 'http://github.com/some/repo';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        username: 'blob',
+        password: 'hunter2',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+
+      await git.fetch({ remote, dir, tags: true });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        http,
+        remote,
+        dir,
+        tags: true,
+        onProgress: expect.any(Function),
+        headers: {
+          'user-agent': 'git/@isomorphic-git',
+        },
+        onAuth: expect.any(Function),
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments (Bearer)', async () => {
+      const remote = 'http://github.com/some/repo';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        token: 'test',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+
+      await git.fetch({ remote, dir });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        http,
+        remote,
+        dir,
+        tags: false,
+        onProgress: expect.any(Function),
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: 'Bearer test',
+          'user-agent': 'git/@isomorphic-git',
+        },
+        onAuth: expect.any(Function),
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should pass a function that returns the authorization as the onAuth handler', async () => {
+      const remote = 'http://github.com/some/repo';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        username: 'blob',
+        password: 'hunter2',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+
+      await git.fetch({ remote, dir });
+
+      const { onAuth } = (
+        isomorphic.fetch as unknown as jest.Mock<(typeof isomorphic)['fetch']>
+      ).mock.calls[0][0]!;
+
+      expect(onAuth()).toEqual(auth);
+    });
+
+    it('should propagate the data from the error handler', async () => {
+      const remote = 'http://github.com/some/repo';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        username: 'blob',
+        password: 'hunter2',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+
+      (isomorphic.fetch as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => {
+        const error: Error & { data?: unknown } = new Error('mock error');
+        error.data = { some: 'more information here' };
+
+        throw error;
+      });
+
+      await expect(git.fetch({ remote, dir })).rejects.toThrow(
+        'more information here',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('init', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const defaultBranch = 'master';
+
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+
+      await git.init({ dir, defaultBranch });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.init).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        defaultBranch,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('merge', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const author = {
+        name: 'author',
+        email: 'test@backstage.io',
+      };
+      const committer = {
+        name: 'comitter',
+        email: 'test@backstage.io',
+      };
+      const theirs = 'master';
+      const ours = 'production';
+
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+
+      await git.merge({ dir, theirs, ours, author, committer });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.merge).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        ours,
+        theirs,
+        author,
+        committer,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('push', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const remote = 'origin';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        username: 'blob',
+        password: 'hunter2',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+      const remoteRef = 'master';
+      const force = true;
+
+      await git.push({ dir, remote, remoteRef, force });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        http,
+        remote,
+        dir,
+        remoteRef,
+        force,
+        onProgress: expect.any(Function),
+        headers: {
+          'user-agent': 'git/@isomorphic-git',
+        },
+        onAuth: expect.any(Function),
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments (Bearer)', async () => {
+      const remote = 'origin';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        token: 'test',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+      const remoteRef = 'master';
+      const force = true;
+
+      await git.push({ dir, remote, remoteRef, force });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        http,
+        remote,
+        dir,
+        remoteRef,
+        force,
+        onProgress: expect.any(Function),
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: 'Bearer test',
+          'user-agent': 'git/@isomorphic-git',
+        },
+        onAuth: expect.any(Function),
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with remoteRef parameter', async () => {
+      const remote = 'origin';
+      const remoteRef = 'refs/for/master';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        username: 'blob',
+        password: 'hunter2',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+
+      await git.push({ dir, remote, remoteRef });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        http,
+        remote,
+        remoteRef,
+        dir,
+        onProgress: expect.any(Function),
+        headers: {
+          'user-agent': 'git/@isomorphic-git',
+        },
+        onAuth: expect.any(Function),
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should pass a function that returns the authorization as the onAuth handler', async () => {
+      const remote = 'origin';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        username: 'blob',
+        password: 'hunter2',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+      const remoteRef = 'master';
+      const force = true;
+
+      await git.push({ remote, dir, remoteRef, force });
+
+      const { onAuth } = (
+        isomorphic.push as unknown as jest.Mock<(typeof isomorphic)['push']>
+      ).mock.calls[0][0]!;
+
+      expect(onAuth()).toEqual(auth);
+    });
+
+    it('should propagate the data from the error handler', async () => {
+      const remote = 'origin';
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const auth = {
+        username: 'blob',
+        password: 'hunter2',
+      };
+      const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
+      const remoteRef = 'master';
+      const force = true;
+
+      (isomorphic.push as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => {
+        const error: Error & { data?: unknown } = new Error('mock error');
+        error.data = { some: 'more information here' };
+
+        throw error;
+      });
+
+      await expect(git.push({ remote, dir, remoteRef, force })).rejects.toThrow(
+        'more information here',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('readCommit', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const sha = 'as43bd7';
+
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+
+      await git.readCommit({ dir, sha });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.readCommit).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        oid: sha,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('resolveRef', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const ref = 'as43bd7';
+
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+
+      await git.resolveRef({ dir, ref });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.resolveRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        ref,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('log', () => {
+    it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
+      const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
+      const ref = 'as43bd7';
+
+      const git = Git.fromAuth({});
+
+      await git.log({ dir, ref });
+
+      expect(isomorphic.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fs,
+        dir,
+        ref,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scm/git.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.ts
rename to plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scm/git.ts
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scm/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scm/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f9c59e99ebe29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scm/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export { Git } from './git';
+export type { StaticAuthOptions, AuthCallbackOptions } from './git';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9c9a730679085..44dd1b76ee664 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6909,6 +6909,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
     globby: ^11.0.0
+    isomorphic-git: ^1.23.0
     jsonschema: ^1.2.6
     p-limit: ^3.1.0
     winston: ^3.2.1