Merge branch '8.0.x' into upgrade/gradle-9.3.1

Author: jamesfredley

.github/workflows/release-notes.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: "🔢 Derive semver range from branch"
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          BRANCH="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref || github.ref_name }}"
+          if [[ "$BRANCH" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.x$ ]]; then
+            echo "range=~${BRANCH%.x}.0" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
       - name: "📝 Update Release Draft"
         uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v7
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          commitish: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref || github.ref_name }}
+          filter-by-range: ${{ steps.version.outputs.range }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}