Create Pull Request v8.0.0

What's new in v8

• Requires Actions Runner v2.327.1 or later if you are using a self-hosted runner for Node 24 support.

What's Changed

• chore: Update checkout action version to v6 by @yonas in #4258
• Update actions/checkout references to @v6 in docs by @Copilot in #4259
• feat: v8 by @peter-evans in #4260

New Contributors

• @yonas made their first contribution in #4258
• @Copilot made their first contribution in #4259

Full Changelog: v7.0.11...v8.0.0