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 1.7.9
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+* handle `\Throwable` instances in the `ExceptionController`
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 * fixed that the default exclusion strategy groups for the serializer are not the empty string
 
 * fixed a BC break that prevented the `CamelKeysNormalizer` from removing leading underscores