Version 0.49.3 (#3062)

Kludex · web-flow · commit de3ffecaeadd · 2025-11-01T15:10:48.000Z
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+## 0.49.3 (November 1, 2025)
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+This is the last release that supports Python 3.9, which will be dropped in the next minor release.
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+#### Fixed
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+* Relax strictness on `Middleware` type [#3059](https://github.com/Kludex/starlette/pull/3059).
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 ## 0.49.2 (November 1, 2025)
 
 #### Fixed
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-__version__ = "0.49.2"
+__version__ = "0.49.3"
