Release 24.0 · pypa/packaging

What's Changed

Fix specifier matching when the specifier is long and has an epoch by @SpecLad in #712
Clarify version split/join usage by @uranusjr in #725
Default optional metadata values to None by @dstufft in #734
Stop using deprecated/removed keys by @dstufft in #739
Correctly use the ExceptionGroup shim only when needed by @dstufft in #736
Update CHANGELOG entry about validate kwarg by @pradyunsg in #731
Support --disable-gil builds (PEP 703) in packaging.tags by @colesbury in #728
Skip test_glibc_version_string_ctypes_raise_oserror if ctypes is unavailable by @kevinchang96 in #741
Enable CodeQL by @joycebrum in #743
PEP 703: Rename Py_NOGIL to Py_GIL_DISABLED by @hugovk in #747
Replace PEP references with PUG links by @jeanas in #750
Remove coverage ignore for non-existent file by @shenanigansd in #752
Update URLs by @DimitriPapadopoulos in #764
Configure dependabot by @joycebrum in #757
Hash pin github actions by @joycebrum in #758
Apply some refurb suggestions by @DimitriPapadopoulos in #763
Appply some bugbear suggestions by @DimitriPapadopoulos in #761
Apply some ruff suggestions by @DimitriPapadopoulos in #772
Add riscv64 as a supported manylinux architecture by @markdryan in #751

Full Changelog: 23.2...24.0