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+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Rebind external route for catalog import plugin from `scaffolderPlugin.routes.root` to `catalogImportPlugin.routes.importPage`.
+
+To make this change to an existing app, make the following change to `packages/app/src/App.tsx`
+
+```diff
+const App = createApp({
+  ...
+  bindRoutes({ bind }) {
+    ...
+    bind(apiDocsPlugin.externalRoutes, {
+-     createComponent: scaffolderPlugin.routes.root,
++     registerComponent: catalogImportPlugin.routes.importPage,
+    });
+    ...
+  },
+});
+```