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[Snyk] Security upgrade @backstage/types from 0.0.0-use.local to 0.1.1 #5281

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[Snyk] Security upgrade @backstage/types from 0.0.0-use.local to 0.1.1 #5281

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"clean": "backstage-cli package clean"
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"dependencies": {
"@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
"@backstage/types": "0.1.1",
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This change from workspace:^ to a fixed version 0.1.1 breaks the monorepo's workspace dependency resolution. In a monorepo, workspace:^ ensures that the local version of @backstage/types is used during development, maintaining consistency across packages.

Replacing it with a fixed version will:

  1. Pull @backstage/types from the npm registry instead of using the local version
  2. Potentially create version conflicts with other packages using the workspace version
  3. Complicate development workflows as changes to the local types package won't be reflected

While addressing the security vulnerability is important, consider an alternative approach that maintains the workspace structure, such as updating the vulnerable dependency within the types package itself.

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"@backstage/types": "0.1.1",
"@backstage/types": "workspace:^",

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"cross-fetch": "^3.1.5",
"serialize-error": "^8.0.1"
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