chore(release): 8.0.0-beta.1

# [8.0.0-beta.1](v7.0.0...v8.0.0-beta.1) (2026-04-03)

* feat!: drop Python 3.7 and 3.8 support ([85567db](85567db))

### Bug Fixes

* add AAA test sections and update docformatter config ([7d959ac](7d959ac))
* address PR comments ([ce3cef9](ce3cef9))
* drop Python 3.7/3.8 support and fix Splunk Python path detection in CI ([8ee9ffc](8ee9ffc))
* fix OTLP exporter happy-path test ([02dd919](02dd919))
* install local solnlib in integration tests instead of PyPI version ([32ba4a7](32ba4a7))
* update copyright year, remove typing_extensions, drop observability from __init__ ([c685f3e](c685f3e))
* update poetry to 2.1.2 ([d12515a](d12515a))
* use regex pattern in .licenserc.yaml to allow any copyright year ([dbb307e](dbb307e))

### Features

* add ObservabilityService ([f7ec4fb](f7ec4fb))
* retrying HTTP calls on errors ([#440](#440)) ([413c3a0](413c3a0))

### BREAKING CHANGES

* Python 3.7 and 3.8 are no longer supported.
Minimum required Python version is now 3.9.

Author: srv-rr-github-token

pyproject.toml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "solnlib"
-version = "7.0.0-beta.4"
+version = "8.0.0-beta.1"
 description = "The Splunk Software Development Kit for Splunk Solutions"
 authors = ["Splunk <addonfactory@splunk.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"

solnlib/__init__.py

@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@
     "utils",
 ]
 
-__version__ = "7.0.0-beta.4"
+__version__ = "8.0.0-beta.1"