# v0.5.0

*   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.