diff --git a/patches/@lerna+conventional-commits+5.6.2.patch b/patches/@lerna+conventional-commits+5.6.2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d92bec4e6bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/@lerna+conventional-commits+5.6.2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/@lerna/conventional-commits/lib/recommend-version.js b/node_modules/@lerna/conventional-commits/lib/recommend-version.js
+index a982adf..453ef14 100644
+--- a/node_modules/@lerna/conventional-commits/lib/recommend-version.js
++++ b/node_modules/@lerna/conventional-commits/lib/recommend-version.js
+@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ function recommendVersion(pkg, type, { changelogPreset, rootPath, tagPrefix, pre
+         // we still need to bump _something_ because lerna saw a change here
+         let releaseType = data.releaseType || "patch";
+ 
++        // Don't gratuitously break compatibility with clients using `^0.x.y`.
++        if (semver.major(pkg.version) === 0) {
++          if (releaseType === "major") {
++            releaseType = "minor";
++          } else if (releaseType === "minor") {
++            releaseType = "patch";
++          }
++        }
++
+         if (prereleaseId) {
+           const shouldBump = shouldBumpPrerelease(releaseType, pkg.version);
+           const prereleaseType = shouldBump ? `pre${releaseType}` : "prerelease";