release 2.8.1

Author: olzhasar-reef

CHANGELOG.md

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+## [2.8.1](https://github.com/Backblaze/b2-sdk-python/releases/tag/v2.8.1) - 2025-04-24
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+
+### Fixed
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+- Fix TimeoutError handling in `b2http`.
+
+### Doc
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+- Document params in FileRetentionSetting class. ([#532](https://github.com/Backblaze/b2-sdk-python/issues/532))
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+
 ## [2.8.0](https://github.com/Backblaze/b2-sdk-python/releases/tag/v2.8.0) - 2025-01-23