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+## 0.38.5 (September 7, 2024)
+
+#### Fixed
+
+* Schedule `BackgroundTasks` from within `BaseHTTPMiddleware` [#2688](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2688).
+  This behavior was removed in 0.38.3, and is now restored.
+
 ## 0.38.4 (September 1, 2024)
 
 #### Fixed
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-__version__ = "0.38.4"
+__version__ = "0.38.5"