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 '@backstage/core-components': patch
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-Added expanded property to allow optionally have sub menu items automatically expand their contents on the sidebar
+Added optional `initialShowDropDown` prop to `SidebarSubmenuItem` to internally manage the initial display state of the dropdown items.