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+'@backstage/backend-test-utils': patch
+'@backstage/backend-defaults': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-events-node': patch
+---
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+added `eventsServiceFactory` to `defaultServiceFactories` to resolve issue where different instances of the EventsServices could be used