redhat-developer / redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays
[RHDH 2.1.0] Backstage 1.54.0 compatibility: homepage
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Description
Backstage version bump — action needed
RHDH 2.1.0 is targeting Backstage 1.54.0.
The homepage workspace is currently on Backstage 1.52.1.
What you need to do
- Update your plugin in the upstream repository to be compatible with Backstage 1.54.0
- Once updated, the daily update workflow will automatically create a PR in this repo to update the workspace reference
- Alternatively, you can trigger the update workflow yourself. See https://github.com/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugin-export-overlays/wiki/Metadata-Synchronization#automated-synchronization for more:
Timeline
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Feature freeze | 2026-09-22 |
Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Workspace | workspaces/homepage |
| Upstream repo | https://github.com/redhat-developer/rhdh-plugins |
| Current Backstage version | 1.52.1 |
| Target Backstage version | 1.54.0 |
Resources
cc @redhat-developer/rhdh-ui, @eswaraiahsapram
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inspecting workspaces/homepage and the corresponding plugin in the upstream rhdh-plugins repository. Read the linked plugin owner responsibilities and version updates guide, then check the update-plugins-repo-refs.yaml workflow. Done means the upstream plugin is compatible with Backstage 1.54.0 and the workspace reference is updated through the workflow-generated pull request.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, typescript
- Domain
- ci-cd, frontend
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100