v1.8.1

This is a maintenance release, containing several dependency updates and bug fixes.

Update is recommended.

What's Changed

• build(deps): Bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.56.0 to 0.57.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1472
• build(deps): Bump golang.org/x/term from 0.45.0 to 0.46.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1471
• build(deps): Bump golang.org/x/net from 0.58.0 to 0.59.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1470
• build(deps): Bump github.com/bufbuild/buf from 1.72.0 to 1.73.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1469
• ci: re-pin PR Hygiene to read each pull request once by @shumkov in #1480
• ci: wake PR Hygiene only for a comment that can change the answer by @shumkov in #1481
• ci: re-pin PR Hygiene to clone this repository only on its sweep by @shumkov in #1482
• ci: re-pin PR Hygiene to require a green build before asking a human by @shumkov in #1483
• ci: PR Hygiene is the merge gate; CODEOWNERS carries no rules by @shumkov in #1486
• ci: re-pin PR Hygiene for state labels and /skip-bots by @shumkov in #1487
• fix(consensus): preserve catch-up allowance for rejected votes by @lklimek in #1479
• fix(blocksync): preserve in-flight finalization during handover by @lklimek in #1488
• fix(rpc): bound asynchronous transaction broadcasts by @lklimek in #1478
• ci: re-pin PR Hygiene for the checklist in the description by @shumkov in #1495
• ci: re-pin PR Hygiene so a bot line says everything about that bot by @shumkov in #1496
• ci: re-pin PR Hygiene to ask a flaky read once more by @shumkov in #1497
• ci: re-pin PR Hygiene for one name for the author limit by @shumkov in #1498
• fix(statesync): unblock chunk delivery during sync teardown by @lklimek in #1489
• fix(statesync): correlate consensus parameter replies with pending requests by @lklimek in #1491
• fix(p2p): reconnect persistent peers at outgoing capacity by @lklimek in #1490
• test(e2e): check large transaction batches without assuming order by @lklimek in #1493
• fix(rpc): allow node startup retry after listener failure by @lklimek in #1494
• fix(statesync): bound retained snapshot discovery resources by @lklimek in #1492
• ci: add Claudius AI code review workflow by @lklimek in #1499
• build(deps): Bump docker/build-push-action from 7.3.0 to 7.4.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1501
• build(deps): Bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 4.3.0 to 4.4.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1502
• build(deps): Bump github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 from 2.9.3 to 2.9.4 by @dependabot[bot] in #1504
• fix: prevent sync handover and restart failures by @lklimek in #1500
• chore(release): update changelog and bump version to 1.8.1 by @lklimek in #1506

Full Changelog: v1.8.0...v1.8.1