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+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-gitlab': patch
+---
+
+Fix Gitlab.com user ingestion by scoping GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider to a group.
+
+**BREAKING** The `group` parameter is now required Gitlab.com Org Data integrations and the backend will fail to start without this option configured.
+
+```diff
+catalog:
+  providers:
+    gitlab:
+      yourProviderId:
+        host: gitlab.com
+        orgEnabled: true
++       group: org/teams
+```