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+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-react': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
+---
+
+updated the ContextMenu, ActionsPage, OngoingTask and TemplateCard frontend components to support the new scaffolder permissions:
+
+- `scaffolder.task.create`
+- `scaffolder.task.cancel`
+- `scaffolder.task.read`
+- `scaffolder.action.read`
diff --git a/.changeset/weak-gifts-occur.md b/.changeset/weak-gifts-occur.md
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+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common': patch
+---
+
+added the following new permissions to the scaffolder backend endpoints:
+
+- `scaffolder.task.create`
+- `scaffolder.task.cancel`
+- `scaffolder.task.read`
+- `scaffolder.action.read`