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+"@apollo/query-planner": minor
+"@apollo/query-graphs": minor
+"@apollo/federation-internals": minor
+---
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+Fixed missing referenced variables in the `variableUsages` field of fetch operations
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+Query variables used in fetch operation should be listed in the `variableUsages` field. However, there was a bug where variables referenced by query-level directives could be missing in the field.