docs(changelog): version 1.17.8 [citest skip]

Update changelog and .README.html for version 1.17.8

Signed-off-by: Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com>

Author: richm

CHANGELOG.md

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 Changelog
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+[1.17.8] - 2026-01-07
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+
+### Other Changes
+
+- ci: bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 (#826)
+- ci: add qemu tests for Fedora 43, drop Fedora 41 (#827)
+- ci: bump actions/upload-artifact from 5 to 6 (#831)
+- refactor: handle INJECT_FACTS_AS_VARS=false by using ansible_facts instead (#832)
+
 [1.17.7] - 2025-11-17
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