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 [![headline](docs/assets/headline.png)](https://backstage.io/)
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> 🏖 From July 1st through 16th, due to maintainers being on summer vacations, expect the project to move a little slower than normal, and support to be limited. Normal service will resume after that! 🏝
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 # [Backstage](https://backstage.io)
 
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