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+Release type: minor
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+This release fixes a regression in the legacy GraphQL over WebSocket protocol.
+Legacy protocol implementations should ignore client message parsing errors.
+During a recent refactor, Strawberry changed this behavior to match the new protocol, where parsing errors must close the WebSocket connection.
+The expected behavior is restored and adequately tested in this release.