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+'@backstage/backend-common': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING**: Removed deprecated `read` method from the `UrlReader` interface. All implementations should use the `readUrl` method instead.
+
+Migrated `UrlReader` and related types to `backend/backend-plugin-api`, types remain re-exported from `backend-common` for now.
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+---
+'@backstage/backend-plugin-api': patch
+---
+
+Migrate `UrlReader` into this package to gradually remove the dependency on backend-common.