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 [![CNCF Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/cncf%20status-incubation-blue.svg)](https://www.cncf.io/projects)
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+[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/687207715902193673?logo=discord&label=Discord&color=5865F2&logoColor=white)](https://discord.gg/backstage-687207715902193673)
 ![Code style](https://img.shields.io/badge/code_style-prettier-ff69b4.svg)
 [![Codecov](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/backstage/backstage)](https://codecov.io/gh/backstage/backstage)
 [![](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/backstage/backstage)](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases)