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+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Bump `knex` package that is installed in the `packages/backend` package to `^1.0.2`. You can make the following change in your `packages/backend/package.json` if you wish to apply this change.
+
+```diff
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
+-   "knex": "^0.21.6",
++   "knex": "^1.0.2",
+    "pg": "^8.3.0",
+```