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+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+# Repo visibility for GitLab and BitBucket repos
+
+**NOTE: This changes default repo visibility from `private` to `public` for GitLab and BitBucket** which
+is consistent with the GitHub default. If you were counting on `private` visibility, you'll need to update
+your scaffolder config to use `private`.
+
+This adds repo visibility feature parity with GitHub for GitLab and BitBucket.
+
+To configure the repo visibility, set scaffolder._type_.visibility as in this example:
+
+```yaml
+scaffolder:
+  github:
+    visibility: private # 'public' or 'internal' or 'private' (default is 'public')
+  gitlab:
+    visibility: public # 'public' or 'internal' or 'private' (default is 'public')
+  bitbucket:
+    visibility: public # 'public' or 'private' (default is 'public')
+```