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+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
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+- **DEPRECATED** - `OctokitProvider` has been deprecated and will be removed in upcoming versions
+  This helper doesn't make sense to be export from the `plugin-scaffolder-backend` and possibly will be moved into the `integrations` package at a later date.
+  All implementations have been moved over to a private implementation called `getOctokitOptions` which is then passed to the `Octokit` constructor. If you're using this API you should consider duplicating the logic that lives in `getOctokitOptions` and move away from the deprecated export.