8.8.0

What's Changed

• fix: correct git errors in flutter plugin by @mr-cal in #5267
• chore: fix gitignore entry by @bepri in #5266
• kde-neon extension fixes by @ScarlettGatelyMoore in #5261
• docs(config): update links in nav by @medubelko in #5268
• test: mark all legacy tests as slow by @bepri in #5277
• build: only use python-apt-wheels repo for python-apt by @lengau in #5276
• build(deps): update bugfixes (main) by @renovate in #5279
• test: fix spread.yaml multipass backend by @bepri in #5280
• fix(remotebuild): don't fail when cross-compiling by @mr-cal in #5265
• feat: support foreign architectures for core24 by @mr-cal in #5274
• chore: clean up some warnings by @bepri in #5281
• tests: enable core24 plugin tests by @sergiusens in #5209
• fix(core20): use importlib for local plugins by @sergiusens in #5290
• chore: add sitecustomize for plugin loading by @dariuszd21 in #5283
• docs(release-notes): update remote-build notes by @mr-cal in #5293
• chore: delete empty shellcheckrc file by @bepri in #5287
• build(deps): update release-drafter/release-drafter action to v6.1.0 (main) by @renovate in #5294
• build(deps): update dependency babel to v2.17.0 (main) by @renovate in #5295
• fix: kde-neon-6 ext build env and platform plug. by @ScarlettGatelyMoore in #5271
• test: re-enable devel spread tests by @mr-cal in #5297
• Sgmoore/kde neon qt6 by @ScarlettGatelyMoore in #5236
• build(deps): update jinja to 3.1.6 by @mr-cal in #5305
• style: use PEP 604 unions, PEP 585 annotations by @mr-cal in #5304
• chore(merge): 8.6.3 into main by @mr-cal in #5299
• fix: Fix cmake prefix path and remove invalid cmake root path. by @ScarlettGatelyMoore in #5310
• build(deps): bump jinja2 from 3.1.5 to 3.1.6 in /docs/.sphinx by @dependabot in #5312
• build(deps): update craft-application to 4.10.0 by @dariuszd21 in #5301
• style: enable pyupgrade rules by @mr-cal in #5313
• ci: remove duplicate release-drafter workflow by @mr-cal in #5314
• build(deps): move pymacaroon to a dev dependency by @mr-cal in #5315
• build(deps): update dependency beautifulsoup4 to v4.13.3 (main) by @renovate in #5318
• build(deps): update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.9.10 (main) by @renovate in #5317
• test: update ua token test by @mr-cal in #5322
• docs: add security policy by @mr-cal in #5324
• chore(rtd): switch to extensionless URLs by @medubelko in #5328
• chore(merge): starbase into main by @mr-cal in #5333
• style: ruff 0.11 fixes by @mr-cal in #5343
• docs: remove placeholder links at bottom of home page by @medubelko in #5347
• docs: align readme with model by @medubelko in #5348
• docs: add how-to for cross compiling autotools by @bepri in #5350
• chore(merge): 8.7.4 into main by @mr-cal in #5361
• build(deps): bump craft-libraries, refresh uv.lock by @mr-cal in #5362
• chore(merge): starbase into main by @mr-cal in #5364
• docs(release-notes): add 8.8 release notes by @mr-cal in #5365

Full Changelog: 8.7.4...8.8.0