Merge branch '7.1' into fix/gha_release_scripts_71

Author: sattvikc

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [7.1.4] 
+## [7.1.4] - 2025-08-12
 
 - Helpers for docker build