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+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search-react': minor
+'@backstage/plugin-search': minor
+---
+
+The SearchPage component can now be configured via app-config.yaml with an initial state to define how it behaves when it is first loaded or reset. Check out the following example:
+
+```yaml
+app:
+  search:
+    initialState:
+      pageLimit: 50
+```