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+---
+'@backstage/plugin-todo-backend': patch
+---
+
+Add support to exclude certain folders in `todo` plugin.
+
+To add excluded folders, edit `app-config.yaml` as follow:
+
+```
+todo:
+  excludeFolders: ['vendor/']
+```