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+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Updated the plugin template to install version 14 of `@testing-library/user-event`.
+
+To apply this change to your own project, update the `devDependencies` section in your `package.json` files:
+
+```diff
+ "devDependencies": {
+   ... omitted dev dependencies ...
+-   "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.1.8",
++   "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.0.0",
+    ... omitted dev dependencies ...
+ }
+```