chore: update version markers for 1.8 release (#3472)

Update version markers for the 1.8 release.

Work towards #3466

Author: rickeylev

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@ END_UNRELEASED_TEMPLATE
 -->
 
 
-{#v0-0-0}
-## Unreleased
+{#v1-8-0}
+## [1.8.0] - 2025-12-19
 
-[0.0.0]: https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/releases/tag/0.0.0
+[1.8.0]: https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/releases/tag/1.8.0
 
-{#v0-0-0-known-issues}
+{#v1-8-0-known-issues}
 ### Known Issues
 * (gazelle) Windows support for the Gazelle plugin may be broken. See
   [#3416](https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/issues/3416) for
   details and possible workarounds.
 
-{#v0-0-0-removed}
+{#v1-8-0-removed}
 ### Removed
 * (toolchain) Remove all of the python 3.8 toolchain support out of the box. Users need
   to pass the `TOOL_VERSIONS` that include 3.8 toolchains or use the `bzlmod` APIs to add
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ END_UNRELEASED_TEMPLATE
   the toolchains in the repository phase, ensure that you pass `-B` to the python interpreter.
   ([#2016](https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/issues/2016))
 
-{#v0-0-0-changed}
+{#v1-8-0-changed}
 ### Changed
 * (toolchains) Use toolchains from the [20251031] release.
 * (gazelle) Internally split modules mapping generation to be per-wheel for concurrency and caching.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ END_UNRELEASED_TEMPLATE
 * (gazelle deps) rules_go bumped from 0.55.1 to 0.59.0
 * (gazelle deps) gazelle bumped from 0.36.0 to 0.47.0
 
-{#v0-0-0-fixed}
+{#v1-8-0-fixed}
 ### Fixed
 * (gazelle) Remove {obj}`py_binary` targets with invalid `srcs`. This includes files
   that are not generated or regular files.
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ END_UNRELEASED_TEMPLATE
 * (core rules) For the system_python bootstrap, the runfiles root is added to
   sys.path.
 
-{#v0-0-0-added}
+{#v1-8-0-added}
 ### Added
 * (toolchains) `3.9.25` Python toolchain from [20251031] release.
 * (toolchains) `3.13.10`, `3.14.1` Python toolchain from [20251202] release.
@@ -2065,4 +2065,4 @@ Breaking changes:
 * (pip) Create all_data_requirements alias
 * Expose Python C headers through the toolchain.
 
-[0.24.0]: https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/releases/tag/0.24.0
+[0.24.0]: https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/releases/tag/0.24.0

python/private/py_library.bzl

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ When {obj}`--venv_site_packages=yes` is set, this helps inform which directories
 treated as namespace packages and expect files from other targets to be contributed.
 This allows optimizing the generation of symlinks to be cheaper at analysis time.
 
-:::{versionadded} VERSION_NEXT_FEATURE
+:::{versionadded} 1.8.0
 :::
 """,
         ),

python/private/pypi/extension.bzl

@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ a string `"{os}_{arch}"` as the value here. You could also use `"{os}_{arch}_fre
 :::{include} /_includes/experimental_api.md
 :::
 
-:::{versionadded} VERSION_NEXT_FEATURE
+:::{versionadded} 1.8.0
 :::
 """,
         ),

python/private/pypi/hub_builder.bzl

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def _pip_parse(self, module_ctx, pip_attr):
         python_version = full_python_version,
         config = self._config,
         # TODO @aignas 2025-12-09: flip or part to default to 'os_arch' after
-        # VERSION_NEXT_FEATURE is released and set the default of the `target_platforms` attribute
+        # 1.8.0 is released and set the default of the `target_platforms` attribute
         # to `{os}_{arch}`.
         target_platforms = pip_attr.target_platforms or ([] if default_cross_setup else ["{os}_{arch}"]),
     )

python/private/python.bzl

@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ Then the python interpreter will be available as `my_python_name`.
         "ignore_root_user_error": attr.bool(
             default = True,
             doc = """\
-:::{versionchanged} VERSION_NEXT_FEATURE
+:::{versionchanged} 1.8.0
 Noop, will be removed in the next major release.
 :::
 """,