diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7a7d109..010eba56 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,10 +14,27 @@ We use [Break Versioning][breakver]. The version numbers follow a `<major>.<mino
 
 ## UNRELEASED
 
+* updated deps:
+
+```clj
+[metosin/ring-swagger-ui "3.46.0"] is available but we use "3.36.0"
+[metosin/jsonista "0.3.3"] is available but we use "0.3.1"
+[metosin/malli "0.5.1"] is available but we use "0.3.0"
+[com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core "2.12.4"] is available but we use "2.12.1"
+[com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind "2.12.4"] is available but we use "2.12.1"
+[fipp "0.6.24"] is available but we use "0.6.23"
+[ring/ring-core "1.9.4"] is available but we use "1.9.1"
+[io.pedestal/pedestal.service "0.5.9"] is available but we use "0.5.8"
+```
+
 ### `reitit-ring`
 
 * Fixes `reitit.ring/create-resource-handler` and `reitit.ring/create-file-handler` to support URL-escaped characters. [#484](https://github.com/metosin/reitit/issues/484). PR [#489](https://github.com/metosin/reitit/pull/489).
 
+### `reitit-malli`
+
+* FIX: Malli response coercision seems to do nothing at all [#498](https://github.com/metosin/reitit/pull/501)
+
 ## 0.5.13 (2021-04-23)
 
 * updated deps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c3ed9e8..afe232c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ All examples are in https://github.com/metosin/reitit/tree/master/examples
 * https://www.learnreitit.com/
 * Lipas, liikuntapalvelut: https://github.com/lipas-liikuntapaikat/lipas
 * Implementation of the Todo-Backend API spec, using Clojure, Ring/Reitit and next-jdbc: https://github.com/PrestanceDesign/todo-backend-clojure-reitit
+* Ping CRM, a single page app written in Clojure Ring, Reitit, Integrant and next.jdbc: https://github.com/prestancedesign/clojure-inertia-pingcrm-demo
 
 ## More info
 
diff --git a/doc/ring/RESTful_form_methods.md b/doc/ring/RESTful_form_methods.md
index 5faaeb3c..61f6bfd7 100644
--- a/doc/ring/RESTful_form_methods.md
+++ b/doc/ring/RESTful_form_methods.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # RESTful form methods
 
-When designing RESTful applications you will be doing a lot of "PATCH" and "DELETE" request, but  most browsers don't support methods other than "GET" and "POST" when it comes to submitting forms. 
+When designing RESTful applications you will be doing a lot of "PATCH" and "DELETE" request, but  most browsers don't support methods other than "GET" and "POST" when it comes to submitting forms.
 
 There is a pattern to solve this (pioneered by Rails) using a hidden "_method" field in the form and swapping out the "POST" method for whatever is in that field.
 
-We can do this with middleware in reitit like this: 
+We can do this with middleware in reitit like this:
 ```clj
 (defn- hidden-method
   [request]
@@ -18,20 +18,20 @@ We can do this with middleware in reitit like this:
    :wrap (fn [handler]
            (fn [request]
              (if-let [fm (and (= :post (:request-method request)) ;; if this is a :post request
-                              (hidden-method request))]           ;; and there is a "_method" field 
+                              (hidden-method request))]           ;; and there is a "_method" field
                (handler (assoc request :request-method fm)) ;; replace :request-method
                (handler request))))})
 ```
 
-And apply the middleware like this: 
+And apply the middleware like this:
 ```clj
 (reitit.ring/ring-handler
   (reitit.ring/router ...)
   (reitit.ring/create-default-handler)
-  {:middleware 
+  {:middleware
     [reitit.ring.middleware.parameters/parameters-middleware ;; needed to have :form-params in the request map
      reitit.ring.middleware.multipart/multipart-middleware   ;; needed to have :multipart-params in the request map
      wrap-hidden-method]}) ;; our hidden method wrapper
 ```
-(NOTE: This middleware must be placed here and not inside the route data given to `reitit.ring/handler`. 
+(NOTE: This middleware must be placed here and not inside the route data given to `reitit.ring/handler`.
 This is so that our middleware is applied before reitit matches the request with a specific handler using the wrong method.)
diff --git a/doc/ring/coercion.md b/doc/ring/coercion.md
index a8ddae6f..faed3a8b 100644
--- a/doc/ring/coercion.md
+++ b/doc/ring/coercion.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Responses are defined in route data under `:responses` key. It's value should be
 
 Below is an example with [Plumatic Schema](https://github.com/plumatic/schema). It defines schemas for `:query`, `:body` and `:path` parameters and for http 200 response `:body`.
 
-Handler can access the coerced parameters can be read under `:parameters` key in the request.
+Handlers can access the coerced parameters via the `:parameters` key in the request.
 
 ```clj
 (require '[reitit.coercion.schema])
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Defining a coercion for a route data doesn't do anything, as it's just data. We
 
 ### Full example
 
-Here's an full example for applying coercion with Reitit, Ring and Schema:
+Here is a full example for applying coercion with Reitit, Ring and Schema:
 
 ```clj
 (require '[reitit.ring.coercion :as rrc])
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Invalid response:
 
 ## Pretty printing spec errors
 
-Spec problems are exposed as-is into request & response coercion errors, enabling pretty-printers like [expound](https://github.com/bhb/expound) to be used:
+Spec problems are exposed as is in request & response coercion errors. Pretty-printers like [expound](https://github.com/bhb/expound) can be enabled like this:
 
 ```clj
 (require '[reitit.ring :as ring])
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Spec problems are exposed as-is into request & response coercion errors, enablin
 
 ### Optimizations
 
-The coercion middleware are [compiled against a route](compiling_middleware.md). In the middleware compilation step the actual coercer implementations are constructed for the defined models. Also, the middleware doesn't mount itself if a route doesn't have `:coercion` and `:parameters` or `:responses` defined.
+The coercion middlewares are [compiled against a route](compiling_middleware.md). In the middleware compilation step the actual coercer implementations are constructed for the defined models. Also, the middleware doesn't mount itself if a route doesn't have `:coercion` and `:parameters` or `:responses` defined.
 
 We can query the compiled middleware chain for the routes:
 
diff --git a/doc/ring/compiling_middleware.md b/doc/ring/compiling_middleware.md
index 1e100f3b..f9404cc9 100644
--- a/doc/ring/compiling_middleware.md
+++ b/doc/ring/compiling_middleware.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Compiling Middleware
 
-The [dynamic extensions](dynamic_extensions.md) is a easy way to extend the system. To enable fast lookups into route data, we can compile them into any shape (records, functions etc.) we want, enabling fast access at request-time.
+The [dynamic extensions](dynamic_extensions.md) are an easy way to extend the system. To enable fast lookup of route data, we can compile them into any shape (records, functions etc.), enabling fast access at request-time.
 
-But, we can do much better. As we know the exact route that middleware/interceptor is linked to, we can pass the (compiled) route information into the middleware at creation-time. It can do local reasoning: extract and transform relevant data just for it and pass the optimized data into the actual request-handler via a closure - yielding much faster runtime processing. Middleware can also decide not to mount itself by returning `nil`. Why mount a `wrap-enforce-roles` middleware for a route if there are no roles required for it?
+But, we can do much better. As we know the exact route that a middleware/interceptor is linked to, we can pass the (compiled) route information into the middleware at creation-time. It can do local reasoning: Extract and transform relevant data just for it and pass the optimized data into the actual request-handler via a closure - yielding much faster runtime processing. A middleware can also decide not to mount itself by returning `nil`. (E.g. Why mount a `wrap-enforce-roles` middleware for a route if there are no roles required for it?)
 
 To enable this we use [middleware records](data_driven_middleware.md) `:compile` key instead of the normal `:wrap`. `:compile` expects a function of `route-data router-opts => ?IntoMiddleware`.
 
-To demonstrate the two approaches, below are response coercion middleware written as normal ring middleware function and as middleware record with `:compile`.
+To demonstrate the two approaches, below is the response coercion middleware written as normal ring middleware function and as middleware record with `:compile`.
 
 ## Normal Middleware
 
diff --git a/doc/ring/content_negotiation.md b/doc/ring/content_negotiation.md
index 3c73202d..fb696c10 100644
--- a/doc/ring/content_negotiation.md
+++ b/doc/ring/content_negotiation.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Content Negotiation
 
-Wrapper for [Muuntaja](https://github.com/metosin/muuntaja) middleware for content-negotiation, request decoding and response encoding. Takes explicit configuration via `:muuntaja` key in route data. Emit's [swagger](swagger.md) `:produces` and `:consumes` definitions automatically based on the Muuntaja configuration.
+Wrapper for [Muuntaja](https://github.com/metosin/muuntaja) middleware for content negotiation, request decoding and response encoding. Takes explicit configuration via `:muuntaja` key in route data. Emits [swagger](swagger.md) `:produces` and `:consumes` definitions automatically based on the Muuntaja configuration.
 
-Negotiates a request body based on `Content-Type` header and response body based on `Accept`, `Accept-Charset` headers. Publishes the negotiation results as `:muuntaja/request` and `:muuntaja/response` keys into the request.
+Negotiates a request body based on `Content-Type` header and response body based on `Accept` and `Accept-Charset` headers. Publishes the negotiation results as `:muuntaja/request` and `:muuntaja/response` keys into the request.
 
 Decodes the request body into `:body-params` using the `:muuntaja/request` key in request if the `:body-params` doesn't already exist.
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Server: Jetty(9.2.21.v20170120)
 
 ## Changing default parameters
 
-The current JSON formatter used by `reitit` already have the option to parse keys as `keyword` which is a sane default in Clojure. However, if you would like to parse all the `double` as `bigdecimal` you'd need to change an option of the [JSON formatter](https://github.com/metosin/jsonista)
+The current JSON formatter used by `reitit` already has the option to parse keys as `keyword` which is a sane default in Clojure. However, if you would like to parse all the `double` as `bigdecimal` you'd need to change an option of the [JSON formatter](https://github.com/metosin/jsonista)
 
 
 ```clj
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ The current JSON formatter used by `reitit` already have the option to parse key
 
 Now you should change the `m/instance` installed in the router with the `new-muuntaja-instance`.
 
-You can find more options for [JSON](https://cljdoc.org/d/metosin/jsonista/0.2.5/api/jsonista.core#object-mapper) and [EDN].
+Here you can find more options for [JSON](https://cljdoc.org/d/metosin/jsonista/0.2.5/api/jsonista.core#object-mapper) and EDN.
 
 
 ## Adding custom encoder
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ The example below is from `muuntaja` explaining how to add a custom encoder to p
 
 ```
 
-## Adding all together
+## Putting it all together
 
-If you inspect `m/default-options` it's only a map, therefore you can compose your new muuntaja instance with as many options as you need it.
+If you inspect `m/default-options` you'll find it's only a map. This means you can compose your new muuntaja instance with as many options as you need.
 
 ```clj
 (def new-muuntaja
diff --git a/doc/ring/data_driven_middleware.md b/doc/ring/data_driven_middleware.md
index e11be838..2d310ff4 100644
--- a/doc/ring/data_driven_middleware.md
+++ b/doc/ring/data_driven_middleware.md
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # Data-driven Middleware
 
-Ring [defines middleware](https://github.com/ring-clojure/ring/wiki/Concepts#middleware) as a function of type `handler & args => request => response`. It's relatively easy to understand and enables good performance. Downside is that the middleware-chain is just a opaque function, making things like debugging and composition hard. It's too easy to apply the middleware in wrong order.
+Ring [defines middleware](https://github.com/ring-clojure/ring/wiki/Concepts#middleware) as a function of type `handler & args => request => response`. It is relatively easy to understand and allows for good performance. A downside is that the middleware chain is just a opaque function, making things like debugging and composition hard. It is too easy to apply the middlewares in wrong order.
 
 Reitit defines middleware as data:
 
-1. Middleware can be defined as first-class data entries
-2. Middleware can be mounted as a [duct-style](https://github.com/duct-framework/duct/wiki/Configuration) vector (of middleware)
-4. Middleware can be optimized & [compiled](compiling_middleware.md) against an endpoint
-3. Middleware chain can be transformed by the router
+1. A middleware can be defined as first-class data entries
+2. A middleware can be mounted as a [duct-style](https://github.com/duct-framework/duct/wiki/Configuration) vector (of middlewares)
+4. A middleware can be optimized & [compiled](compiling_middleware.md) against an endpoint
+3. A middleware chain can be transformed by the router
 
 ## Middleware as data
 
-All values in the `:middleware` vector in the route data are expanded into `reitit.middleware/Middleware` Records with using the `reitit.middleware/IntoMiddleware` Protocol. By default, functions, maps and `Middleware` records are allowed.
+All values in the `:middleware` vector of route data are expanded into `reitit.middleware/Middleware` Records by using the `reitit.middleware/IntoMiddleware` Protocol. By default, functions, maps and `Middleware` records are allowed.
 
-Records can have arbitrary keys, but the following keys have a special purpose:
+Records can have arbitrary keys, but the following keys have special purpose:
 
 | key            | description |
 | ---------------|-------------|
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ Records can have arbitrary keys, but the following keys have a special purpose:
 | `:wrap`        | The actual middleware function of `handler & args => request => response`
 | `:compile`     | Middleware compilation function, see [compiling middleware](compiling_middleware.md).
 
-Middleware Records are accessible in their raw form in the compiled route results, thus available for inventories, creating api-docs etc.
+Middleware Records are accessible in their raw form in the compiled route results, and thus are available for inventories, creating api-docs, etc.
 
 For the actual request processing, the Records are unwrapped into normal functions and composed into a middleware function chain, yielding zero runtime penalty.
 
 ### Creating Middleware
 
-The following produce identical middleware runtime function.
+The following examples produce identical middleware runtime functions.
 
 ### Function
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ The following produce identical middleware runtime function.
                        :handler handler}}]])))
 ```
 
-All the middleware are applied correctly:
+All the middlewares are applied correctly:
 
 ```clj
 (app {:request-method :get, :uri "/api/ping"})
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ All the middleware are applied correctly:
 
 ## Compiling middleware
 
-Middleware can be optimized against an endpoint using [middleware compilation](compiling_middleware.md).
+Middlewares can be optimized against an endpoint using [middleware compilation](compiling_middleware.md).
 
 ## Ideas for the future
 
diff --git a/doc/ring/default_handler.md b/doc/ring/default_handler.md
index 40fda56b..890dcb9c 100644
--- a/doc/ring/default_handler.md
+++ b/doc/ring/default_handler.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Default handler
 
-By default, if no routes match, `nil` is returned, which is not valid response in Ring:
+By default, if no routes match, `nil` is returned, which is not a valid response in Ring:
 
 ```clj
 (require '[reitit.ring :as ring])
diff --git a/doc/ring/default_middleware.md b/doc/ring/default_middleware.md
index 18f29d9d..eba975ae 100644
--- a/doc/ring/default_middleware.md
+++ b/doc/ring/default_middleware.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [metosin/reitit-middleware "0.5.13"]
 ```
 
-Any Ring middleware can be used with `reitit-ring`, but using data-driven middleware is preferred as they are easier to manage and in many cases, yield better performance. `reitit-middleware` contains a set of common ring middleware, lifted into data-driven middleware.
+Any Ring middleware can be used with `reitit-ring`, but using data-driven middleware is preferred as they are easier to manage and in many cases yield better performance. `reitit-middleware` contains a set of common ring middleware, lifted into data-driven middleware.
 
 * [Parameter Handling](#parameters-handling)
 * [Exception Handling](#exception-handling)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ See [Content Negotiation](content_negotiation.md).
 Wrapper for [Ring Multipart Middleware](https://github.com/ring-clojure/ring/blob/master/ring-core/src/ring/middleware/multipart_params.clj). Emits swagger `:consumes` definitions automatically.
 
 Expected route data:
- 
+
 | key          | description |
 | -------------|-------------|
 | `[:parameters :multipart]`  | mounts only if defined for a route.
diff --git a/doc/ring/dynamic_extensions.md b/doc/ring/dynamic_extensions.md
index 3f922317..1308dde1 100644
--- a/doc/ring/dynamic_extensions.md
+++ b/doc/ring/dynamic_extensions.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Dynamic Extensions
 
-`ring-handler` injects the `Match` into a request and it can be extracted at runtime with `reitit.ring/get-match`. This can be used to build ad-hoc extensions to the system.
+`ring-handler` injects the `Match` into a request and it can be extracted at runtime with `reitit.ring/get-match`. This can be used to build ad hoc extensions to the system.
 
-Example middleware to guard routes based on user roles:
+This example shows a middleware to guard routes based on user roles:
 
 ```clj
 (require '[reitit.ring :as ring])
diff --git a/doc/ring/exceptions.md b/doc/ring/exceptions.md
index d3a45fa2..4fea7d17 100644
--- a/doc/ring/exceptions.md
+++ b/doc/ring/exceptions.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [metosin/reitit-middleware "0.5.13"]
 ```
 
-Exceptions thrown in router creation can be [handled with custom exception handler](../basics/error_messages.md). By default, exceptions thrown at runtime from a handler or a middleware are not caught by the `reitit.ring/ring-handler`. A good practise is a have an top-level exception handler to log and format the errors for clients.
+Exceptions thrown in router creation can be [handled with custom exception handler](../basics/error_messages.md). By default, exceptions thrown at runtime from a handler or a middleware are not caught by the `reitit.ring/ring-handler`. A good practice is to have a top-level exception handler to log and format errors for clients.
 
 ```clj
 (require '[reitit.ring.middleware.exception :as exception])
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ A preconfigured middleware using `exception/default-handlers`. Catches:
 
 ### `exception/create-exception-middleware`
 
-Creates the exception-middleware with custom options. Takes a map of `identifier => exception request => response` that is used to select the exception handler for the thrown/raised exception identifier. Exception identifier is either a `Keyword` or a Exception Class.
+Creates the exception-middleware with custom options. Takes a map of `identifier => exception request => response` that is used to select the exception handler for the thrown/raised exception identifier. Exception identifier is either a `Keyword` or an Exception Class.
 
 The following handlers are available by default:
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ The handler is selected from the options map by exception identifier in the foll
 2) Class of exception
 3) `:type` ancestors of exception ex-data
 4) Super Classes of exception
-5) The ::default handler
+5) The `::default` handler
 
 ```clj
 ;; type hierarchy
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ The handler is selected from the options map by exception identifier in the foll
 (def app
   (ring/ring-handler
     (ring/router
-      ["/fail" (fn [_] (throw (ex-info "fail" {:type ::failue})))]
+      ["/fail" (fn [_] (throw (ex-info "fail" {:type ::failure})))]
       {:data {:middleware [exception-middleware]}})))
 
 (app {:request-method :get, :uri "/fail"})
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ The handler is selected from the options map by exception identifier in the foll
 ; => {:status 500,
 ;     :body {:message "default"
 ;            :exception clojure.lang.ExceptionInfo
-;            :data {:type :user/failue}
+;            :data {:type :user/failure}
 ;            :uri "/fail"}}
 ```
diff --git a/doc/ring/ring.md b/doc/ring/ring.md
index 3f282f0a..b80c51eb 100644
--- a/doc/ring/ring.md
+++ b/doc/ring/ring.md
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Read more about the [Ring Concepts](https://github.com/ring-clojure/ring/wiki/Co
 ## `reitit.ring/ring-router`
 
 `ring-router` is a higher order router, which adds support for `:request-method` based routing, [handlers](https://github.com/ring-clojure/ring/wiki/Concepts#handlers) and [middleware](https://github.com/ring-clojure/ring/wiki/Concepts#middleware).
- 
- It accepts the following options:
+
+It accepts the following options:
 
 | key                                     | description |
 | ----------------------------------------|-------------|
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Given a `ring-router`, optional default-handler & options, `ring-handler` functi
 
 | key               | description |
 | ------------------|-------------|
-| `:middleware`     | Optional sequence of middleware that wrap the ring-handler"
+| `:middleware`     | Optional sequence of middlewares that wrap the ring-handler
 | `:inject-match?`  | Boolean to inject `match` into request under `:reitit.core/match` key (default true)
 | `:inject-router?` | Boolean to inject `router` into request under `:reitit.core/router` key (default true)
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ The router can be accessed via `get-router`:
 
 # Request-method based routing
 
-Handlers can be placed either to the top-level (all methods) or under a specific method (`:get`, `:head`, `:patch`, `:delete`, `:options`, `:post`, `:put` or `:trace`). Top-level handler is used if request-method based handler is not found. 
+Handlers can be placed either to the top-level (all methods) or under a specific method (`:get`, `:head`, `:patch`, `:delete`, `:options`, `:post`, `:put` or `:trace`). Top-level handler is used if request-method based handler is not found.
 
 By default, the `:options` route is generated for all paths - to enable thing like [CORS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-origin_resource_sharing).
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Top-level middleware, applied before any routing is done:
     (ring/router
       ["/api" {:middleware [[mw :api]]}
        ["/get" {:get handler}]])
-    nil 
+    nil
     {:middleware [[mw :top]]}))
 
 (app {:request-method :get, :uri "/api/get"})
diff --git a/modules/reitit-http/src/reitit/http.cljc b/modules/reitit-http/src/reitit/http.cljc
index fa4c26fc..be2d49e3 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-http/src/reitit/http.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-http/src/reitit/http.cljc
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
         default-interceptors (->> interceptors
                                   (map #(interceptor/into-interceptor % nil (r/options router))))
         default-queue (interceptor/queue executor default-interceptors)
-        enrich-request (ring/create-enrich-request inject-match? inject-router?)]
+        enrich-request (ring/create-enrich-request inject-match? inject-router?)
+        enrich-default-request (ring/create-enrich-default-request inject-router?)]
     {:name ::router
      :enter (fn [{:keys [request] :as context}]
               (if-let [match (r/match-by-path router (:uri request))]
@@ -101,7 +102,9 @@
                       context (assoc context :request request)
                       queue (interceptor/queue executor (concat default-interceptors interceptors))]
                   (interceptor/enqueue executor context queue))
-                (interceptor/enqueue executor context default-queue)))
+                (let [request (enrich-default-request request router)
+                      context (assoc context :request request)]
+                  (interceptor/enqueue executor context default-queue))))
      :leave (fn [context]
               (if-not (:response context)
                 (assoc context :response (default-handler (:request context)))
diff --git a/modules/reitit-malli/src/reitit/coercion/malli.cljc b/modules/reitit-malli/src/reitit/coercion/malli.cljc
index 23ec65b9..ee4a4bdc 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-malli/src/reitit/coercion/malli.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-malli/src/reitit/coercion/malli.cljc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 (def json-transformer-provider (-provider (mt/json-transformer)))
 (def default-transformer-provider (-provider nil))
 
-(defn- -coercer [schema type transformers f encoder {:keys [validate enabled options]}]
+(defn- -coercer [schema type transformers f {:keys [validate enabled options]}]
   (if schema
     (let [->coercer (fn [t]
                       (let [decoder (if t (m/decoder schema options t) identity)
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
                           (-explain [_ value] (explainer value)))))
           {:keys [formats default]} (transformers type)
           default-coercer (->coercer default)
-          encode (or encoder (fn [value _format] value))
           format-coercers (some->> (for [[f t] formats] [f (->coercer t)]) (filter second) (seq) (into {}))
           get-coercer (cond format-coercers (fn [format] (or (get format-coercers format) default-coercer))
                             default-coercer (constantly default-coercer))]
@@ -66,14 +65,14 @@
               value))
           ;; encode: decode -> validate -> encode
           (fn [value format]
-            (if-let [coercer (get-coercer format)]
-              (let [transformed (-decode coercer value)]
+            (let [transformed (-decode default-coercer value)]
+              (if-let [coercer (get-coercer format)]
                 (if (-validate coercer transformed)
-                  (encode transformed format)
+                  (-encode coercer transformed)
                   (let [error (-explain coercer transformed)]
                     (coercion/map->CoercionError
-                      (assoc error :transformed transformed)))))
-              value)))))))
+                      (assoc error :transformed transformed))))
+                value))))))))
 
 ;;
 ;; swagger
@@ -106,11 +105,13 @@
 ;; public api
 ;;
 
+;; TODO: this is much too compöex
 (def default-options
   {:transformers {:body {:default default-transformer-provider
                          :formats {"application/json" json-transformer-provider}}
                   :string {:default string-transformer-provider}
-                  :response {:default default-transformer-provider}}
+                  :response {:default default-transformer-provider
+                             :formats {"application/json" json-transformer-provider}}}
    ;; set of keys to include in error messages
    :error-keys #{:type :coercion :in :schema :value :errors :humanized #_:transformed}
    ;; schema identity function (default: close all map schemas)
@@ -176,10 +177,8 @@
                  (seq error-keys) (select-keys error-keys)
                  encode-error (encode-error)))
        (-request-coercer [_ type schema]
-         (-coercer (compile schema options) type transformers :decode nil opts))
+         (-coercer (compile schema options) type transformers :decode opts))
        (-response-coercer [_ schema]
-         (let [schema (compile schema options)
-               encoder (-coercer schema :body transformers :encode nil opts)]
-           (-coercer schema :response transformers :encode encoder opts)))))))
+         (-coercer (compile schema options) :response transformers :encode opts))))))
 
 (def coercion (create default-options))
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 3011edd7..7e9f8d35 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -27,28 +27,28 @@
                          [metosin/reitit-frontend "0.5.13"]
                          [metosin/reitit-sieppari "0.5.13"]
                          [metosin/reitit-pedestal "0.5.13"]
-                         [metosin/ring-swagger-ui "3.36.0"]
+                         [metosin/ring-swagger-ui "3.46.0"]
                          [metosin/spec-tools "0.10.5"]
                          [metosin/schema-tools "0.12.3"]
                          [metosin/muuntaja "0.6.8"]
-                         [metosin/jsonista "0.3.1"]
+                         [metosin/jsonista "0.3.3"]
                          [metosin/sieppari "0.0.0-alpha13"]
-                         [metosin/malli "0.3.0"]
+                         [metosin/malli "0.5.1"]
 
                          ;; https://clojureverse.org/t/depending-on-the-right-versions-of-jackson-libraries/5111
-                         [com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core "2.12.1"]
-                         [com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind "2.12.1"]
+                         [com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core "2.12.4"]
+                         [com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind "2.12.4"]
 
                          [meta-merge "1.0.0"]
-                         [fipp "0.6.23" :exclusions [org.clojure/core.rrb-vector]]
+                         [fipp "0.6.24" :exclusions [org.clojure/core.rrb-vector]]
                          [expound "0.8.9"]
                          [lambdaisland/deep-diff "0.0-47"]
                          [com.bhauman/spell-spec "0.1.2"]
-                         [ring/ring-core "1.9.1"]
+                         [ring/ring-core "1.9.4"]
 
-                         [io.pedestal/pedestal.service "0.5.8"]]
+                         [io.pedestal/pedestal.service "0.5.9"]]
 
-  :plugins [[jonase/eastwood "0.3.14"]
+  :plugins [[jonase/eastwood "0.9.6"]
             ;[lein-virgil "0.1.7"]
             [lein-doo "0.1.11"]
             [lein-cljsbuild "1.1.8"]
@@ -85,33 +85,33 @@
                                   [metosin/spec-tools "0.10.5"]
                                   [metosin/muuntaja "0.6.8"]
                                   [metosin/sieppari "0.0.0-alpha13"]
-                                  [metosin/jsonista "0.3.1"]
-                                  [metosin/malli "0.2.1"]
+                                  [metosin/jsonista "0.3.3"]
+                                  [metosin/malli "0.5.1"]
                                   [lambdaisland/deep-diff "0.0-47"]
                                   [meta-merge "1.0.0"]
                                   [com.bhauman/spell-spec "0.1.2"]
                                   [expound "0.8.9"]
-                                  [fipp "0.6.23"]
+                                  [fipp "0.6.24"]
 
                                   [orchestra "2021.01.01-1"]
 
-                                  [ring "1.9.1"]
+                                  [ring "1.9.4"]
                                   [ikitommi/immutant-web "3.0.0-alpha1"]
                                   [metosin/ring-http-response "0.9.2"]
-                                  [metosin/ring-swagger-ui "3.36.0"]
+                                  [metosin/ring-swagger-ui "3.46.0"]
 
                                   [criterium "0.4.6"]
                                   [org.clojure/test.check "1.1.0"]
                                   [org.clojure/tools.namespace "1.1.0"]
-                                  [com.gfredericks/test.chuck "0.2.10"]
+                                  [com.gfredericks/test.chuck "0.2.11"]
 
-                                  [io.pedestal/pedestal.service "0.5.8"]
+                                  [io.pedestal/pedestal.service "0.5.9"]
 
-                                  [org.clojure/core.async "1.3.610"]
+                                  [org.clojure/core.async "1.3.618"]
                                   [manifold "0.1.8"]
-                                  [funcool/promesa "6.0.0"]
+                                  [funcool/promesa "6.0.2"]
 
-                                  [com.clojure-goes-fast/clj-async-profiler "0.5.0"]
+                                  [com.clojure-goes-fast/clj-async-profiler "0.5.1"]
                                   [ring-cors "0.1.13"]
 
                                   [com.bhauman/rebel-readline "0.1.4"]]}
@@ -121,18 +121,18 @@
                                          "-Dclojure.compiler.direct-linking=true"]
                     :test-paths ["perf-test/clj"]
                     :dependencies [[compojure "1.6.2"]
-                                   [ring/ring-defaults "0.3.2"]
+                                   [ring/ring-defaults "0.3.3"]
                                    [ikitommi/immutant-web "3.0.0-alpha1"]
-                                   [io.pedestal/pedestal.service "0.5.8"]
-                                   [io.pedestal/pedestal.jetty "0.5.8"]
+                                   [io.pedestal/pedestal.service "0.5.9"]
+                                   [io.pedestal/pedestal.jetty "0.5.9"]
                                    [calfpath "0.8.1"]
-                                   [org.clojure/core.async "1.3.610"]
+                                   [org.clojure/core.async "1.3.618"]
                                    [manifold "0.1.8"]
-                                   [funcool/promesa "6.0.0"]
+                                   [funcool/promesa "6.0.2"]
                                    [metosin/sieppari]
                                    [yada "1.2.16"]
                                    [aleph "0.4.6"]
-                                   [ring/ring-defaults "0.3.2"]
+                                   [ring/ring-defaults "0.3.3"]
                                    [ataraxy "0.4.2"]
                                    [bidi "2.1.6"]
                                    [janus "1.3.2"]]}
diff --git a/test/clj/reitit/pedestal_test.clj b/test/clj/reitit/pedestal_test.clj
index 86211927..8a0ea30b 100644
--- a/test/clj/reitit/pedestal_test.clj
+++ b/test/clj/reitit/pedestal_test.clj
@@ -41,3 +41,25 @@
                     (:io.pedestal.http/service-fn))]
     (is (= "ok" (:body (io.pedestal.test/response-for service :get "/ok"))))
     (is (= 500 (:status (io.pedestal.test/response-for service :get "/fail"))))))
+
+(deftest pedestal-inject-router-test
+  (let [check-router (fn [r] (when-not (:reitit.core/router r)
+                               (throw (ex-info "Missing :reitit.core/router!" {}))))
+        interceptor {:name ::needs-router
+                     :enter (fn [{:as context :keys [request]}]
+                              (check-router request)
+                              context)}
+        router (pedestal/routing-interceptor
+                (http/router
+                 [""
+                  ["/ok" (fn [r] (check-router r) {:status 200, :body "ok"})]])
+                nil
+                {:interceptors [interceptor]})
+        service (-> {:io.pedestal.http/request-logger nil
+                     :io.pedestal.http/routes []}
+                    (io.pedestal.http/default-interceptors)
+                    (pedestal/replace-last-interceptor router)
+                    (io.pedestal.http/create-servlet)
+                    (:io.pedestal.http/service-fn))]
+    (is (= "ok" (:body (io.pedestal.test/response-for service :get "/ok"))))
+    (is (= "Not Found" (:body (io.pedestal.test/response-for service :get "/not-existing"))))))
diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc
index 3e38029e..06b5808c 100644
--- a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_coercion_test.cljc
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
         (testing "encoding errors"
           (let [app (->app {:encode-error (fn [error] {:errors (:humanized error)})})]
             (is (= {:status 400, :body {:errors {:x ["missing required key"]}}}
-                    (app (assoc (->request "closed") :body-params {}))))))
+                   (app (assoc (->request "closed") :body-params {}))))))
 
         (testing "when schemas are not closed and extra keys are not stripped"
           (let [app (->app {:compile (fn [v _] v) :strip-extra-keys false})]
@@ -449,7 +449,35 @@
           (testing "failed response"
             (let [{:keys [status body]} (app (->request [{:message "kosh"}]))]
               (is (= 500 status))
-              (is (= :reitit.coercion/response-coercion (:type body))))))))))
+              (is (= :reitit.coercion/response-coercion (:type body))))))))
+
+    (testing "encoding responses"
+      (let [->app (fn [total-schema]
+                    (ring/ring-handler
+                      (ring/router
+                        ["/total" {:get {:parameters {:query [:map [:x :int]]}
+                                         :responses {200 {:body [:map [:total total-schema]]}}
+                                         :handler (fn [{{{:keys [x]} :query} :parameters}]
+                                                    {:status 200
+                                                     :body {:total (* x x)}})}}]
+                        {:data {:middleware [rrc/coerce-request-middleware
+                                             rrc/coerce-response-middleware]
+                                :coercion malli/coercion}})))
+            call (fn [accept total-schema]
+                   ((->app total-schema) {:uri "/total"
+                                          :request-method :get
+                                          :muuntaja/request {:format "application/json"}
+                                          :muuntaja/response {:format accept}
+                                          :query-params {"x" "2"}}))]
+
+        (testing "no encoding"
+          (is (= {:status 200, :body {:total +4}} (call "application/json" :int))))
+
+        (testing "json encoding"
+          (is (= {:status 200, :body {:total -4}} (call "application/json" [:int {:encode/json -}]))))
+
+        (testing "edn encoding (nada)"
+          (is (= {:status 200, :body {:total +4}} (call "application/edn" [:int {:encode/json -}]))))))))
 
 #?(:clj
    (deftest muuntaja-test