Prepare v8.0.0 release and update release workflow

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This pull request updates the release workflow and documentation to support a new ingest-v2 module and improves the release process. The most important changes are the addition of the new module to the release pipeline, updates to artifact handling, and a changelog entry describing the new features and requirements.

Release workflow and artifact handling:

• The release workflow in .github/workflows/release.yml has been updated to include the new ingest-v2 module: this includes extracting its version, copying its JAR and POM files to the staging area, and uploading these artifacts as part of the release process. [1] [2]
• Workflow input defaults for boolean flags (upload_to_maven, github_release, upload_to_azure) are now explicitly set as strings to ensure correct evaluation in GitHub Actions.

Documentation:

• The CHANGELOG.md has been updated to document the addition of the ingest-v2 module (0.0.1-beta), which is a next-generation ingestion library written in Kotlin, and to clarify the minimum Java version requirement (Java 11+).…ngelog

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Test Results

531 tests  ±0   522 ✅ ±0   8m 8s ⏱️ -13s
 31 suites ±0     9 💤 ±0 
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Results for commit 46b3a5c. ± Comparison against base commit 2e466f3.

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Test Results

531 tests  ±0   522 ✅ ±0   8m 18s ⏱️ -3s
 31 suites ±0     9 💤 ±0 
 31 files   ±0     0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit 46b3a5c. ± Comparison against base commit 2e466f3.

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Test Results

531 tests  ±0   522 ✅ ±0   8m 6s ⏱️ -15s
 31 suites ±0     9 💤 ±0 
 31 files   ±0     0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit 46b3a5c. ± Comparison against base commit 2e466f3.