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+---
+'@backstage/integration': minor
+---
+
+Improved caching around github app tokens.
+Tokens are now cached for 50 minutes, not 10.
+Calls to get app installations are also included in this cache.
+If you have more than one github app configured, consider adding `allowedInstallationOwners` to your apps configuration to gain the most benefit from these performance changes.
diff --git a/docs/integrations/github/github-apps.md b/docs/integrations/github/github-apps.md
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@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ integrations:
 ### Limiting the GitHub App installations
 
 If you want to limit the GitHub app installations visible to backstage you may
-optionally include the `allowedInstallationOwners` option.
+optionally include the `allowedInstallationOwners` option. If you configure
+multiple apps, specifying this will bring some small performance benefits
+as backstage can more easily select which app to use for a url.
 
 ```yaml
 appId: app id