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+# v0.5.0
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+*   Added OpenTelemetry tracing for application startup.
+*   Updated Go module dependencies, including `protovalidate`, `go-app`, `grpc`, and OpenTelemetry related packages.
+*   Enhanced `Makefile` `rename` target to update the application name constant in `main.go`.
+*   Configured `air` live-reloading to exclude the `proto` directory.
+*   Refactored application initialization logic for improved modularity and OpenTelemetry integration.