chore(master): release 3.8.0 (#1043)

🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop*
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##
[3.8.0](v3.7.2...v3.8.0)
(2025-08-01)


### Features

* replace deprecated find_packages with find_namespace_packages
([#1055](#1055))
([2ba618a](2ba618a))
* Update dependencies to latest versions
([#1054](#1054))
([c6698e3](c6698e3))


### Bug Fixes

* handle recipes with an empty extra section
([#1050](#1050))
([d6b01ec](d6b01ec))
* keep existing patches during bioconductor updates
([#1041](#1041))
([2d97074](2d97074))

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CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## [3.8.0](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-utils/compare/v3.7.2...v3.8.0) (2025-08-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* replace deprecated find_packages with find_namespace_packages ([#1055](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-utils/issues/1055)) ([2ba618a](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-utils/commit/2ba618a41b8f2f6597c4802a49aa8c3999239fb0))
+* Update dependencies to latest versions ([#1054](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-utils/issues/1054)) ([c6698e3](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-utils/commit/c6698e3b31439cea12fd477bbf800d62f0c48501))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* handle recipes with an empty extra section ([#1050](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-utils/issues/1050)) ([d6b01ec](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-utils/commit/d6b01ecdbdea32a6e3f21d5127500ad72d4797ab))
+* keep existing patches during bioconductor updates ([#1041](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-utils/issues/1041)) ([2d97074](https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-utils/commit/2d97074e08e63504bfa88e2a79fa77c34aeb22bb))
+
 ### [3.7.2](https://www.github.com/bioconda/bioconda-utils/compare/v3.7.1...v3.7.2) (2025-03-20)