Add Bearer without capitalization

auth.rst

@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ In the function you can run arbitrary code to check the request and raise an exc
   END
   $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 
+.. _client_auth:
+
 Client Auth
 ===========
 
@@ -153,6 +155,8 @@ To make an authenticated request the client must include an :code:`Authorization
   GET /foo HTTP/1.1
   Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyb2xlIjoiamRvZSIsImV4cCI6MTQ3NTUxNjI1MH0.GYDZV3yM0gqvuEtJmfpplLBXSGYnke_Pvnl0tbKAjB4
 
+The ``Bearer`` header value can be used with or without capitalization(``bearer``).
+
 JWT Generation
 --------------
 

releases/upcoming.rst

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Added
 * Allow :ref:`config_reloading` by sending a SIGUSR2 signal.
   |br| -- `@steve-chavez <https://github.com/steve-chavez>`_
 
+* Allow ``Bearer`` with and without capitalization as authentication schema. See :ref:`client_auth`.
+  |br| -- `@wolfgangwalther <https://github.com/wolfgangwalther>`_
+
 * Config options for showing a full OpenAPI output regardless of the JWT role privileges and for disabling it altogether. See :ref:`openapi-mode`.
   |br| -- `@steve-chavez <https://github.com/steve-chavez>`_