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+'@backstage/backend-app-api': minor
+'@backstage/backend-defaults': minor
+---
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+Introduced a new `backend-defaults` package carrying `createBackend` which was previously exported from `backend-app-api`.
+The `backend-app-api` package now exports the `createSpecializedBacked` that does not add any service factories by default.