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+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': minor
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+Added an option to be able to trigger refreshes on entities based on a prestored arbitrary key.
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+The UrlReaderProcessor, FileReaderProcessor got updated to store the absolute url of the catalog file as a refresh key. In the format of `<type>:<target>`
+The PlaceholderProcessor got updated to store the resolverValues as refreshKeys for the entities.