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+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+Plugin developers may now provide handlers for connection errors emitted by cache stores.
+
+```typescript
+// Providing an error handler
+const cacheClient = somePluginCache.getClient({
+  defaultTtl: 3600000,
+  onError: e => {
+    logger.error(`There was a cache connection problem: ${e.message}`);
+    execOtherErrorHandlingLogic();
+  },
+});
+```