**Note:** This is the last regular release of the `1.x` branch. The next feature release will be `2.0`. The `1.51` branch will enter maintenance mode and receive security updates and bugfixes of high severity until the next major release.
What's Changed
Bugfixes
* Fix 1106: Optional sequence query param by peterschutt in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/1108
* Fix 1137: Memory leak in logging middleware by Goldziher in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/1138
* Add missing CORS headers on exception responses by Goldziher in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/1141
New features
* Configure logger and force "DEBUG" level in debug mode by provinzkraut in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/1119
* Allow on-app-init hooks to modify initial state. by peterschutt in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/1122
* Add exception logging in debug mode by JacobCoffee in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/976
Docs
* Update contribution guidelines, add "Starlite versions" by provinzkraut in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/1131
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/compare/v1.50.2...v1.51.0