# Starlette 1.6.0 — Version 1.6.0

- Product: Starlette (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/starlette)
- Vendor: Encode
- Date: 2026-08-08
- Version: 1.6.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/Kludex/starlette/releases/tag/1.6.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/starlette/releases/1.6.0

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- **added** — Add max_body_size parameter to Starlette and route classes
- **added** — Expose http.response.debug info via response extensions

##### What's Changed
* Add `max_body_size` to `Starlette` and route classes by @Kludex in https://github.com/Kludex/starlette/pull/3431
* Expose `http.response.debug` info via response extensions by @y2kbugger in https://github.com/Kludex/starlette/pull/3130

##### New Contributors
* @y2kbugger made their first contribution in https://github.com/Kludex/starlette/pull/3130

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Kludex/starlette/compare/1.5.1...1.6.0