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+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
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+Fixed an issue where the `EntityOwnerPicker` component failed to load when the `mode` prop was set to `owners-only`. In this mode, the `EntityOwnerPicker` does not load details about the owners, such as `displayName` or `title`. To display these details, use `mode=all` instead.