Release v4.0.8

Changes in v4.0.8

• auto-generate changelog from git commits for releases
• fix duplicate release notes by setting empty body on upload jobs
• fix RPM upload: copy to workspace before upload
• fix debian build: enable Go modules explicitly
• fix RPM spec: disable debuginfo, correct changelog date
• remove debian/compat - compat level specified in control
• add write permissions for release workflow
• comment out PyPI publishing for now
• lower go.mod minimum to 1.22 for local dev compatibility
• update Go version to 1.25
• fix deprecated license format and readme path in pyproject.toml
• fix RPM test to skip on non-RPM systems
• disable SC2002 and SC2236 shellcheck warnings
• add shellcheck disable directive for legacy code
• use git tags for versioning, update readme and dependencies
• add release and codeql workflows
• add rpm spec and readme
• add debian packaging
• add lint-and-test workflow, hooks, and packaging files
• add python packaging (pyproject.toml)
• add cross-client consistency tests
• move python client to python/ directory
• move go client to subdirectory
• updates to go client
• add python client