diff --git a/lennarb.gemspec b/lennarb.gemspec
index 5a7b7dd..4032675 100644
--- a/lennarb.gemspec
+++ b/lennarb.gemspec
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 	spec.name = 'lennarb'
 	spec.version = Lennarb::VERSION
 
-	spec.summary = 'A lightweight and experimental web framework for Ruby.'
+	spec.summary = <<~DESC
+		Lennarb provides a lightweight yet robust solution for web routing in Ruby, focusing on performance and simplicity.
+	DESC
 	spec.authors = ['Aristóteles Coutinho']
 	spec.license = 'MIT'
 
diff --git a/lib/lennarb/request.rb b/lib/lennarb/request.rb
index b1e13f9..6dcea53 100644
--- a/lib/lennarb/request.rb
+++ b/lib/lennarb/request.rb
@@ -20,13 +20,20 @@ def initialize(env, route_params = {})
 		# Get the request body
 		#
 		# @returns [String]
+    #
 		def params
 			@params ||= super.merge(@route_params)
 		end
 
+		# Read the body of the request
+		#
+		# @returns [String]
+		#
+		def body = @body ||= super.read
+
 		private
 
-		# Get the query string
+		# Get the query string parameters
 		#
 		# @returns [String]
 		#
diff --git a/lib/lennarb/version.rb b/lib/lennarb/version.rb
index 0bb447c..6e422ea 100644
--- a/lib/lennarb/version.rb
+++ b/lib/lennarb/version.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright, 2023-2024, by Aristóteles Coutinho.
 
 class Lennarb
-	VERSION = '1.0.1'
+	VERSION = '1.1.0'
 
 	public_constant :VERSION
 end
diff --git a/test/lib/lennarb/application/test_base.rb b/test/lib/lennarb/application/test_base.rb
index 73737f7..50cc4f2 100644
--- a/test/lib/lennarb/application/test_base.rb
+++ b/test/lib/lennarb/application/test_base.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright, 2023-2024, by Aristóteles Coutinho.
 
 require 'test_helper'
+require 'json'
 
 class Lennarb
 	module Application
@@ -50,6 +51,18 @@ class MyApp < Lennarb::Application::Base
 					res.html('POST Response')
 				end
 
+				post '/json' do |req, res|
+					begin
+						res.status = 201
+						JSON.parse(req.body)
+						res.json(req.body)
+					rescue JSON::ParserError
+						res.status = 500
+						result = { error: 'Invalid JSON body' }.to_json
+						res.json(result)
+					end
+				end
+
 				get '/plugin' do |_req, res|
 					res.status = 200
 					res.html(test_plugin_method)
@@ -72,6 +85,28 @@ def test_post
 				assert_equal 'POST Response', last_response.body
 			end
 
+			def test_post_with_valid_json_body
+        json_body = '{"key":"value"}'
+				headers = { 'CONTENT_TYPE' => 'application/json' }
+
+				post '/json', json_body, headers
+
+				assert_equal 201, last_response.status
+				body = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+				assert_equal({ "key" => "value" }, body)
+			end
+
+			def test_post_with_invalid_json_body
+				json_body = '{"key":"value'
+
+				headers = { 'CONTENT_TYPE' => 'application/json' }
+
+				post '/json', json_body, headers
+
+				assert_equal 500, last_response.status
+				assert_equal({ "error" => "Invalid JSON body" }, JSON.parse(last_response.body))
+			end
+
 			def test_before_hooks
 				get '/'
 
diff --git a/test/lib/lennarb/test_request.rb b/test/lib/lennarb/test_request.rb
index 0e12884..064c2ea 100644
--- a/test/lib/lennarb/test_request.rb
+++ b/test/lib/lennarb/test_request.rb
@@ -46,13 +46,7 @@ def test_content_length
 		def test_body
 			request = Lennarb::Request.new({ 'rack.input' => StringIO.new('foo') })
 
-			assert_equal('foo', request.body.read)
-		end
-
-		def test_body_with_empty_body
-			request = Lennarb::Request.new({})
-
-			assert_nil(request.body)
+			assert_equal('foo', request.body)
 		end
 	end
 end