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-'@backstage/plugin-search-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-search-backend': minor
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-Filter out `authorization` property before returning API responses.
+**BREAKING**: The `authorization` property is no longer returned on search results when queried. Note: this will only result in a breaking change if you have custom code in your frontend that relies on the `authorization.resourceRef` property on documents.