diff --git a/.github/workflows/gin.yml b/.github/workflows/gin.yml
index 645616bc..5f8c0c08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gin.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Setup go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: '^1.18'
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go ${{ matrix.go }}
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
index 40609266..01803232 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       -
         name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: 1.20
       -
         name: Run GoReleaser
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
         with:
           # either 'goreleaser' (default) or 'goreleaser-pro'
           distribution: goreleaser
diff --git a/binding/form_mapping.go b/binding/form_mapping.go
index 540bbbb8..55435b94 100644
--- a/binding/form_mapping.go
+++ b/binding/form_mapping.go
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ func setWithProperType(val string, value reflect.Value, field reflect.StructFiel
 		return json.Unmarshal(bytesconv.StringToBytes(val), value.Addr().Interface())
 	case reflect.Map:
 		return json.Unmarshal(bytesconv.StringToBytes(val), value.Addr().Interface())
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		if !value.Elem().IsValid() {
+			value.Set(reflect.New(value.Type().Elem()))
+		}
+		return setWithProperType(val, value.Elem(), field)
 	default:
 		return errUnknownType
 	}
diff --git a/binding/form_mapping_test.go b/binding/form_mapping_test.go
index 93d6a92f..acea8f77 100644
--- a/binding/form_mapping_test.go
+++ b/binding/form_mapping_test.go
@@ -269,6 +269,39 @@ func TestMappingStructField(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 9, s.J.I)
 }
 
+func TestMappingPtrField(t *testing.T) {
+	type ptrStruct struct {
+		Key int64 `json:"key"`
+	}
+
+	type ptrRequest struct {
+		Items []*ptrStruct `json:"items" form:"items"`
+	}
+
+	var err error
+
+	// With 0 items.
+	var req0 ptrRequest
+	err = mappingByPtr(&req0, formSource{}, "form")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Empty(t, req0.Items)
+
+	// With 1 item.
+	var req1 ptrRequest
+	err = mappingByPtr(&req1, formSource{"items": {`{"key": 1}`}}, "form")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, req1.Items, 1)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, req1.Items[0].Key)
+
+	// With 2 items.
+	var req2 ptrRequest
+	err = mappingByPtr(&req2, formSource{"items": {`{"key": 1}`, `{"key": 2}`}}, "form")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, req2.Items, 2)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, req2.Items[0].Key)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 2, req2.Items[1].Key)
+}
+
 func TestMappingMapField(t *testing.T) {
 	var s struct {
 		M map[string]int
diff --git a/gin.go b/gin.go
index ed8b6dad..5a605cf1 100644
--- a/gin.go
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ func (engine *Engine) addRoute(method, path string, handlers HandlersChain) {
 	}
 	root.addRoute(path, handlers)
 
-	// Update maxParams
 	if paramsCount := countParams(path); paramsCount > engine.maxParams {
 		engine.maxParams = paramsCount
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5c2ec05d..6b348fe2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ go 1.20
 require (
 	github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.9.1
 	github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0
-	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.15.1
+	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.16.0
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19
-	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.8
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.1.1
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.11
-	golang.org/x/net v0.14.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.18.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.30.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/arch v0.3.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.12.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.15.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b992f594..39d74fc9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 h1:EWaQ/wswjilfKLTECiXz7Rh+3BjFhfDFKv/o
 github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1/go.mod h1:hxrqLVvrK65+Rwrd5Fc6F2O76J/NuW9t0sjnWqG1slY=
 github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 h1:Bcnm0ZwsGyWbCzImXv+pAJnYK9S473LQFuzCbDbfSFY=
 github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1/go.mod h1:xekY+UJKNuX9WP91TpwSH2VMlDf28Uj24BCp08ZFTUY=
-github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.15.1 h1:BSe8uhN+xQ4r5guV/ywQI4gO59C2raYcGffYWZEjZzM=
-github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.15.1/go.mod h1:9iXMNT7sEkjXb0I+enO7QXmzG6QCsPWY4zveKFVRSyU=
+github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.16.0 h1:x+plE831WK4vaKHO/jpgUGsvLKIqRRkz6M78GuJAfGE=
+github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.16.0/go.mod h1:9iXMNT7sEkjXb0I+enO7QXmzG6QCsPWY4zveKFVRSyU=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2 h1:CrxCmQqYDkv1z7lO7Wbh2HN93uovUHgrECaO5ZrCXAU=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2/go.mod h1:6MelG93GURQebXPDq3khkgXZkazVtN9CRI+MGFi0w8I=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.0/go.mod h1:FsONVRAS9T7sI+LIUmWTfcYkHO4aIWwzhcaSAoJOfIk=
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd h1:TRLaZ9cD/w
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 h1:xBagoLtFs94CBntxluKeaWgTMpvLxC4ur3nMaC9Gz0M=
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2/go.mod h1:yWuevngMOJpCy52FWWMvUC8ws7m/LJsjYzDa0/r8luk=
-github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.8 h1:0ctb6s9mE31h0/lhu+J6OPmVeDxJn+kYnJc2jZR9tGQ=
-github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.8/go.mod h1:vuYfssBdrU2XDZ9bYydBu6t+6a6PYNcZljzZR9VXg+4=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.1.1 h1:LWAJwfNvjQZCFIDKWYQaM62NcYeYViCmWIwmOStowAI=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.1.1/go.mod h1:tJU2Z3ZkXwnxa4DPO899bsyIoywizdUvyaeZurnPPDc=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3 h1:RP3t2pwF7cMEbC1dqtB6poj3niw/9gnV4Cjg5oW5gtY=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1 h1:SU5vSMR7hnwNxj24w34ZyCi/FmDZTkS4MhqMhdFk5YI=
 github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1/go.mod h1:a1lVb/DtPvCB8fslRZhAngC2+aY1QWCk3Cedj/Gdt08=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.11 h1:BMaWp1Bb6fHwEtbplGBGJ498wD+LKlNSl25MjdZY4dU=
@@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.11/go.mod h1:UNopzCgEMSXjBc6AOMqYvWC1ktqTAfzJZUZ
 golang.org/x/arch v0.0.0-20210923205945-b76863e36670/go.mod h1:5om86z9Hs0C8fWVUuoMHwpExlXzs5Tkyp9hOrfG7pp8=
 golang.org/x/arch v0.3.0 h1:02VY4/ZcO/gBOH6PUaoiptASxtXU10jazRCP865E97k=
 golang.org/x/arch v0.3.0/go.mod h1:5om86z9Hs0C8fWVUuoMHwpExlXzs5Tkyp9hOrfG7pp8=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0 h1:tFM/ta59kqch6LlvYnPa0yx5a83cL2nHflFhYKvv9Yk=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0/go.mod h1:NF0Gs7EO5K4qLn+Ylc+fih8BSTeIjAP05siRnAh98yw=
-golang.org/x/net v0.14.0 h1:BONx9s002vGdD9umnlX1Po8vOZmrgH34qlHcD1MfK14=
-golang.org/x/net v0.14.0/go.mod h1:PpSgVXXLK0OxS0F31C1/tv6XNguvCrnXIDrFMspZIUI=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.15.0 h1:frVn1TEaCEaZcn3Tmd7Y2b5KKPaZ+I32Q2OA3kYp5TA=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.15.0/go.mod h1:4ChreQoLWfG3xLDer1WdlH5NdlQ3+mwnQq1YTKY+72g=
+golang.org/x/net v0.18.0 h1:mIYleuAkSbHh0tCv7RvjL3F6ZVbLjq4+R7zbOn3Kokg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.18.0/go.mod h1:/czyP5RqHAH4odGYxBJ1qz0+CE5WZ+2j1YgoEo8F2jQ=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220704084225-05e143d24a9e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 h1:eG7RXZHdqOJ1i+0lgLgCpSXAp6M3LYlAo6osgSi0xOM=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/text v0.12.0 h1:k+n5B8goJNdU7hSvEtMUz3d1Q6D/XW4COJSJR6fN0mc=
-golang.org/x/text v0.12.0/go.mod h1:TvPlkZtksWOMsz7fbANvkp4WM8x/WCo/om8BMLbz+aE=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0 h1:Vz7Qs629MkJkGyHxUlRHizWJRG2j8fbQKjELVSNhy7Q=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 h1:ScX5w1eTa3QqT8oi6+ziP7dTV1S2+ALU0bI+0zXKWiQ=
+golang.org/x/text v0.14.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543 h1:E7g+9GITq07hpfrRu66IVDexMakfv52eLZ2CXBWiKr4=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp09yW+WbY/TyQbw=
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 47e262d0..db2c6832 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ func (p *LogFormatterParams) StatusCodeColor() string {
 	code := p.StatusCode
 
 	switch {
+	case code >= http.StatusContinue && code < http.StatusOK:
+		return white
 	case code >= http.StatusOK && code < http.StatusMultipleChoices:
 		return green
 	case code >= http.StatusMultipleChoices && code < http.StatusBadRequest:
diff --git a/logger_test.go b/logger_test.go
index d42a7d9f..6c1814dc 100644
--- a/logger_test.go
+++ b/logger_test.go
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ func TestColorForStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		return p.StatusCodeColor()
 	}
 
+	assert.Equal(t, white, colorForStatus(http.StatusContinue), "1xx should be white")
 	assert.Equal(t, green, colorForStatus(http.StatusOK), "2xx should be green")
 	assert.Equal(t, white, colorForStatus(http.StatusMovedPermanently), "3xx should be white")
 	assert.Equal(t, yellow, colorForStatus(http.StatusNotFound), "4xx should be yellow")
diff --git a/routes_test.go b/routes_test.go
index 633c0aba..7a51f817 100644
--- a/routes_test.go
+++ b/routes_test.go
@@ -337,6 +337,45 @@ func TestRouteParamsByNameWithExtraSlash(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "/is/super/great", wild)
 }
 
+// TestRouteParamsNotEmpty tests that context parameters will be set
+// even if a route with params/wildcards is registered after the context
+// initialisation (which happened in a previous requets).
+func TestRouteParamsNotEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	name := ""
+	lastName := ""
+	wild := ""
+	router := New()
+
+	w := PerformRequest(router, http.MethodGet, "/test/john/smith/is/super/great")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, w.Code)
+
+	router.GET("/test/:name/:last_name/*wild", func(c *Context) {
+		name = c.Params.ByName("name")
+		lastName = c.Params.ByName("last_name")
+		var ok bool
+		wild, ok = c.Params.Get("wild")
+
+		assert.True(t, ok)
+		assert.Equal(t, name, c.Param("name"))
+		assert.Equal(t, lastName, c.Param("last_name"))
+
+		assert.Empty(t, c.Param("wtf"))
+		assert.Empty(t, c.Params.ByName("wtf"))
+
+		wtf, ok := c.Params.Get("wtf")
+		assert.Empty(t, wtf)
+		assert.False(t, ok)
+	})
+
+	w = PerformRequest(router, http.MethodGet, "/test/john/smith/is/super/great")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Code)
+	assert.Equal(t, "john", name)
+	assert.Equal(t, "smith", lastName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/is/super/great", wild)
+}
+
 // TestHandleStaticFile - ensure the static file handles properly
 func TestRouteStaticFile(t *testing.T) {
 	// SETUP file
diff --git a/tree.go b/tree.go
index dda8f4f7..7b1e008b 100644
--- a/tree.go
+++ b/tree.go
@@ -497,7 +497,14 @@ walk: // Outer loop for walking the tree
 					}
 
 					// Save param value
-					if params != nil && cap(*params) > 0 {
+					if params != nil {
+						// Preallocate capacity if necessary
+						if cap(*params) < int(globalParamsCount) {
+							newParams := make(Params, len(*params), globalParamsCount)
+							copy(newParams, *params)
+							*params = newParams
+						}
+
 						if value.params == nil {
 							value.params = params
 						}
@@ -544,6 +551,13 @@ walk: // Outer loop for walking the tree
 				case catchAll:
 					// Save param value
 					if params != nil {
+						// Preallocate capacity if necessary
+						if cap(*params) < int(globalParamsCount) {
+							newParams := make(Params, len(*params), globalParamsCount)
+							copy(newParams, *params)
+							*params = newParams
+						}
+
 						if value.params == nil {
 							value.params = params
 						}
diff --git a/tree_test.go b/tree_test.go
index 2005738e..aacc914c 100644
--- a/tree_test.go
+++ b/tree_test.go
@@ -893,9 +893,9 @@ func TestTreeInvalidNodeType(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestTreeInvalidParamsType(t *testing.T) {
 	tree := &node{}
-	tree.wildChild = true
-	tree.children = append(tree.children, &node{})
-	tree.children[0].nType = 2
+	// add a child with wildcard
+	route := "/:path"
+	tree.addRoute(route, fakeHandler(route))
 
 	// set invalid Params type
 	params := make(Params, 0)
@@ -904,6 +904,34 @@ func TestTreeInvalidParamsType(t *testing.T) {
 	tree.getValue("/test", &params, getSkippedNodes(), false)
 }
 
+func TestTreeExpandParamsCapacity(t *testing.T) {
+	data := []struct {
+		path string
+	}{
+		{"/:path"},
+		{"/*path"},
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range data {
+		tree := &node{}
+		tree.addRoute(item.path, fakeHandler(item.path))
+		params := make(Params, 0)
+
+		value := tree.getValue("/test", &params, getSkippedNodes(), false)
+
+		if value.params == nil {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %s params to be set, but they weren't", item.path)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if len(*value.params) != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("Wrong number of %s params: got %d, want %d",
+				item.path, len(*value.params), 1)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTreeWildcardConflictEx(t *testing.T) {
 	conflicts := [...]struct {
 		route        string