release: Release opentelemetry-instrumentation-sidekiq 0.26.1 (was 0.26.0)

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This pull request prepares new gem releases for the following gems:

• opentelemetry-instrumentation-sidekiq 0.26.1 (was 0.26.0)

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opentelemetry-instrumentation-sidekiq

v0.26.1 / 2025-04-01

• FIXED: Add support for Sidekiq 8

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Commit link: 20c72fe

Message:
chore: Add ossf-scorecard scanning workflow (#1460)

• Add ossf-scorecard scanning workflow

• Add end of file newline

• Update .github/workflows/ossf-scorecard.yml

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Co-authored-by: otelbot [email protected]
Co-authored-by: Kayla Reopelle [email protected]

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All releases completed successfully.

Successfully released opentelemetry-instrumentation-sidekiq 0.26.1