diff --git a/plugins/nexus-repository-manager/src/api/nexus-repository-manager-api-client/nexus-repository-manager-api-client.ts b/plugins/nexus-repository-manager/src/api/nexus-repository-manager-api-client/nexus-repository-manager-api-client.ts
index a10950e54b..62e28c708a 100644
--- a/plugins/nexus-repository-manager/src/api/nexus-repository-manager-api-client/nexus-repository-manager-api-client.ts
+++ b/plugins/nexus-repository-manager/src/api/nexus-repository-manager-api-client/nexus-repository-manager-api-client.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ export class NexusRepositoryManagerApiClient
 
   private async proxiedDownloadUrl(asset: AssetXO) {
     const proxyUrl = await this.getBaseUrl();
-    return `${proxyUrl}/repository/${asset.repository}/${asset.path}`;
+    // remove leading forward slash for newer versions of Nexus API
+    const assetPath = asset.path?.replaceAll(/^\//g, '');
+    return `${proxyUrl}/repository/${asset.repository}/${assetPath}`;
   }
 
   private async searchServiceFetcher(url: string, query: SearchServiceQuery) {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 660d42e52f..bd9cf6c37b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5816,6 +5816,72 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@istanbuljs/schema/-/schema-0.1.3.tgz#e45e384e4b8ec16bce2fd903af78450f6bf7ec98"
   integrity sha512-ZXRY4jNvVgSVQ8DL3LTcakaAtXwTVUxE81hslsyD2AtoXW/wVob10HkOJ1X/pAlcI7D+2YoZKg5do8G/w6RYgA==
 
+"@janus-idp/cli@1.13.0":
+  version "1.13.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@janus-idp/cli/-/cli-1.13.0.tgz#acdd10ad3239f3c8951caebd3d4611b6982036f6"
+  integrity sha512-TVAjdCKwKodXKM0ztS6FC5kiHaabDpUxak2zHxqg12SStgthDbckbzS1bt9CoKaWZXhAPG8Xyt+Hw1ISJbHK1g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@backstage/cli-common" "^0.1.14"
+    "@backstage/cli-node" "^0.2.7"
+    "@backstage/config" "^1.2.0"
+    "@backstage/config-loader" "^1.8.1"
+    "@backstage/errors" "^1.2.4"
+    "@backstage/eslint-plugin" "^0.1.8"
+    "@backstage/types" "^1.1.1"
+    "@manypkg/get-packages" "^1.1.3"
+    "@openshift/dynamic-plugin-sdk-webpack" "^3.0.0"
+    "@pmmmwh/react-refresh-webpack-plugin" "^0.5.7"
+    "@rollup/plugin-commonjs" "^25.0.4"
+    "@rollup/plugin-json" "^6.0.0"
+    "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve" "^15.2.1"
+    "@rollup/plugin-yaml" "^4.0.0"
+    "@svgr/rollup" "^8.1.0"
+    "@svgr/webpack" "^6.5.1"
+    "@yarnpkg/lockfile" "^1.1.0"
+    "@yarnpkg/parsers" "^3.0.0-rc.4"
+    bfj "^8.0.0"
+    chalk "^4.0.0"
+    chokidar "^3.3.1"
+    codeowners "^5.1.1"
+    commander "^9.1.0"
+    css-loader "^6.5.1"
+    esbuild "^0.23.0"
+    esbuild-loader "^2.18.0"
+    eslint "^8.49.0"
+    eslint-config-prettier "^8.10.0"
+    eslint-webpack-plugin "^3.2.0"
+    express "^4.18.2"
+    fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin "^7.0.0-alpha.8"
+    fs-extra "^10.1.0"
+    gitconfiglocal "2.1.0"
+    handlebars "^4.7.7"
+    html-webpack-plugin "^5.3.1"
+    inquirer "^8.2.0"
+    is-native-module "^1.1.3"
+    lodash "^4.17.21"
+    mini-css-extract-plugin "^2.4.2"
+    node-libs-browser "^2.2.1"
+    npm-packlist "^5.0.0"
+    ora "^5.3.0"
+    postcss "^8.2.13"
+    process "^0.11.10"
+    react-dev-utils "^12.0.0-next.60"
+    react-refresh "^0.14.0"
+    recursive-readdir "^2.2.2"
+    rollup "^2.78.0"
+    rollup-plugin-dts "^4.0.1"
+    rollup-plugin-esbuild "^4.7.2"
+    rollup-plugin-postcss "^4.0.0"
+    rollup-pluginutils "^2.8.2"
+    semver "^7.5.4"
+    style-loader "^3.3.1"
+    swc-loader "^0.2.3"
+    typescript-json-schema "^0.64.0"
+    webpack "^5.89.0"
+    webpack-dev-server "^4.15.1"
+    yml-loader "^2.1.0"
+    yn "^4.0.0"
+
 "@jest/console@^29.7.0":
   version "29.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jest/console/-/console-29.7.0.tgz#cd4822dbdb84529265c5a2bdb529a3c9cc950ffc"
@@ -31034,7 +31100,16 @@ string-length@^4.0.1:
     char-regex "^1.0.2"
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
 
-"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0", "string-width@^1.0.2 || 2 || 3 || 4", string-width@^4.1.0, string-width@^4.2.0, string-width@^4.2.3:
+"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
+  integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
+  dependencies:
+    emoji-regex "^8.0.0"
+    is-fullwidth-code-point "^3.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
+
+"string-width@^1.0.2 || 2 || 3 || 4", string-width@^4.1.0, string-width@^4.2.0, string-width@^4.2.3:
   version "4.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
   integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
@@ -31121,7 +31196,7 @@ string_decoder@~1.1.1:
   dependencies:
     safe-buffer "~5.1.0"
 
-"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1", strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
+"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1":
   version "6.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
   integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
@@ -31135,6 +31210,13 @@ strip-ansi@5.2.0:
   dependencies:
     ansi-regex "^4.1.0"
 
+strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
+  version "6.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
+  integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-regex "^5.0.1"
+
 strip-ansi@^7.0.1, strip-ansi@^7.1.0:
   version "7.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-7.1.0.tgz#d5b6568ca689d8561370b0707685d22434faff45"
@@ -33844,7 +33926,7 @@ wordwrap@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wordwrap/-/wordwrap-1.0.0.tgz#27584810891456a4171c8d0226441ade90cbcaeb"
   integrity sha512-gvVzJFlPycKc5dZN4yPkP8w7Dc37BtP1yczEneOb4uq34pXZcvrtRTmWV8W+Ume+XCxKgbjM+nevkyFPMybd4Q==
 
-"wrap-ansi-cjs@npm:wrap-ansi@^7.0.0", wrap-ansi@^7.0.0:
+"wrap-ansi-cjs@npm:wrap-ansi@^7.0.0":
   version "7.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz#67e145cff510a6a6984bdf1152911d69d2eb9e43"
   integrity sha512-YVGIj2kamLSTxw6NsZjoBxfSwsn0ycdesmc4p+Q21c5zPuZ1pl+NfxVdxPtdHvmNVOQ6XSYG4AUtyt/Fi7D16Q==
@@ -33862,6 +33944,15 @@ wrap-ansi@^6.0.1, wrap-ansi@^6.2.0:
     string-width "^4.1.0"
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
 
+wrap-ansi@^7.0.0:
+  version "7.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz#67e145cff510a6a6984bdf1152911d69d2eb9e43"
+  integrity sha512-YVGIj2kamLSTxw6NsZjoBxfSwsn0ycdesmc4p+Q21c5zPuZ1pl+NfxVdxPtdHvmNVOQ6XSYG4AUtyt/Fi7D16Q==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-styles "^4.0.0"
+    string-width "^4.1.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
+
 wrap-ansi@^8.1.0:
   version "8.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-8.1.0.tgz#56dc22368ee570face1b49819975d9b9a5ead214"