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+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Bumped the minimum version of `better-sqlite3`. You can make the following change to your `packages/backend/package.json` to keep your instance of Backstage updated.
+
+```diff
+- "better-sqlite3": "^7.5.0",
++ "better-sqlite3": "^8.0.0",
+```