* Add: forward refs resolution to signature models. by peterschutt in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/806
* Add: OpenTelemetry instrumentation contrib package by Goldziher in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/796
* Breaking: remove per request caching of dependencies by Goldziher in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/805
* Breaking: remove `QueryMultiDict` and replace with simple `MultiDict` by Goldziher in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/805
* Breaking: replace `Response.encoded_headers` with `Response.encode_headers` by Goldziher in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/805
* docs: add LonelyVikingMichael as a contributor for doc by allcontributors in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/812
* Docs: add srikanthccv as a contributor for test, and doc by allcontributors in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/801
* Docs: add sssssss340 as a contributor for bug by allcontributors in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/817
* Docs: logging example by LonelyVikingMichael in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/810
* Docs: update mounting docs and readme by jtraub in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/807
* Fix: 404 where current trie node has handlers and child route has path param by peterschutt in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/818
* Fix: flaky SQLA-session-backend tests by provinzkraut in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/797
* refactor `AllowedHosts` and `CompressionMiddleware` by moving them application to handler level by jtraub in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/804
* Update: `request_factory.{_default_route_handler,default_app}` to use deferred bootstrap by peterschutt in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/828
* Update: handling of compressed "body" in logging middleware. by peterschutt in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/822
* Update: OpenAPI schema generation to hide automatically created OPTIONS routes by ottermata in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/826
* Update: refactor routing logic and parameter parsing to improve performance by Goldziher in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/805
New Contributors
* LonelyVikingMichael made their first contribution in https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/pull/810
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/starlite-api/starlite/compare/v1.39.0...v1.40.0