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-'@backstage/plugin-stack-overflow-backend': patch
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-Added an apiKey configuration to app-config.yaml to prevent encoding the api key when passed to a private stack overflow instance
diff --git a/.changeset/friendly-sheep-flash.md b/.changeset/friendly-sheep-flash.md
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 '@backstage/plugin-stack-overflow': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-stack-overflow-backend': patch
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-Added API key configuration to bypass encoding
+Added API key as separate configuration