[Extensions] October 2024 Release Prep (#46422)

The focus of these changes is to prepare the `Microsoft.Extensions.Azure` package
for its October 2024 release.

Author: jsquire

sdk/extensions/Microsoft.Extensions.Azure/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 # Release History
 
-## 1.8.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
-
-### Features Added
-
-### Breaking Changes
-
-### Bugs Fixed
+## 1.7.6 (2024-10-04)
 
 ### Other Changes
 

sdk/extensions/Microsoft.Extensions.Azure/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Azure.csproj

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <TargetFrameworks>$(RequiredTargetFrameworks)</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>Azure Client SDK integration with Microsoft.Extensions libraries</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>Azure Client SDK integration Microsoft.Extensions</AssemblyTitle>
-    <Version>1.8.0-beta.1</Version>
+    <Version>1.7.6</Version>
     <!--The ApiCompatVersion is managed automatically and should not generally be modified manually.-->
     <ApiCompatVersion>1.7.5</ApiCompatVersion>
     <PackageTags>Microsoft Azure Client Pipeline AspNetCore Extensions</PackageTags>