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+---
+'@backstage/backend-tasks': patch
+---
+
+`TaskScheduleDefinition` has been updated to also accept an options object containing duration information in the form of days, hours, seconds and so on. This allows for scheduling without importing `luxon`.
+
+```diff
+-import { Duration } from 'luxon';
+// omitted other code
+
+const schedule = env.scheduler.createScheduledTaskRunner({
+-  frequency: Duration.fromObject({ minutes: 10 }),
+-  timeout: Duration.fromObject({ minutes: 15 }),
++  frequency: { minutes: 10 },
++  timeout: { minutes: 15 },
+   // omitted other code
+});
+```
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+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Simplified the search collator scheduling by removing the need for the `luxon` dependency.
+
+For existing installations the scheduling can be simplified by removing the `luxon` dependency and using the human friendly duration object instead.
+Please note that this only applies if luxon is not used elsewhere in your installation.
+
+`packages/backend/package.json`
+
+```diff
+     "express": "^4.17.1",
+     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
+-    "luxon": "^2.0.2",
+```
+
+`packages/backend/src/plugins/search.ts`
+
+```diff
+ import { Router } from 'express';
+-import { Duration } from 'luxon';
+
+ // omitted other code
+
+   const schedule = env.scheduler.createScheduledTaskRunner({
+-    frequency: Duration.fromObject({ minutes: 10 }),
+-    timeout: Duration.fromObject({ minutes: 15 }),
++    frequency: { minutes: 10 },
++    timeout: { minutes: 15 },
+     // A 3 second delay gives the backend server a chance to initialize before
+     // any collators are executed, which may attempt requests against the API.
+-    initialDelay: Duration.fromObject({ seconds: 3 }),
++    initialDelay: { seconds: 3 },
+   });
+```