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 # 🦋 express-openapi-validator
 
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 **An OpenApi validator for ExpressJS** that automatically validates **API** _**requests**_ and _**responses**_ using an **OpenAPI 3** specification.
 
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-### 📢 [`4.0.0-alpha.8` available!](https://github.com/cdimascio/express-openapi-validator/tree/v4) 📢
+### 📢 [`4.0.0-beta.1` available!](https://github.com/cdimascio/express-openapi-validator/tree/v4) 📢
 
 Installs as standard connect middleware. Please provide your feedback [here](https://github.com/cdimascio/express-openapi-validator/pull/351).
 
 ```shell
-npm i express-openapi-validator@4.0.0-alpha.8
+npm i express-openapi-validator@4.0.0-beta.1
 ```
 
-- See [Usage and Documentation for 4.0.0-alpha.8](https://github.com/cdimascio/express-openapi-validator/blob/v4/README.md)
-- See [Examples for 4.0.0-alpha.8](https://github.com/cdimascio/express-openapi-validator/tree/v4/examples)
+- See [Usage and Documentation for 4.0.0-beta.1](https://github.com/cdimascio/express-openapi-validator/blob/v4/README.md)
+- See [Examples for 4.0.0-beta.1](https://github.com/cdimascio/express-openapi-validator/tree/v4/examples)
 - Please provide [feedback](https://github.com/cdimascio/express-openapi-validator/pull/351) and submit any [issues](https://github.com/cdimascio/express-openapi-validator/issues) encountered. Thanks!