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+'@backstage/test-utils': patch
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+
+Added `mountedRoutes` option to `wrapInTestApp`, allowing routes to be associated to concrete paths to make `useRouteRef` usable in tested components.
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+'@backstage/core': patch
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+
+Fixed type inference of `createRouteRef`.