chore(master): release execution 1.8.0

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1.8.0 (2026-02-16)

Features

• add flag for relaxed nullability checks on same shape (#1378) (6be2e74)

Bug Fixes

• enable parallel execution for federation integration tests (#1385) (09d9348)

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added a flag for relaxed nullability checks
• Bug Fixes
  • Enabled parallel execution for federation integration tests

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Version bump for the execution package from 1.7.0 to 1.7.1 with a corresponding changelog entry documenting a bug fix for parallel execution in federation integration tests.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Release Version Update release-please-manifest.json	Updated execution version from 1.7.0 to 1.7.1
Changelog Entry execution/CHANGELOG.md	Added new patch release section 1.7.1 with bug fix entry for parallel execution in federation integration tests

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

Suggested labels

autorelease: tagged

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 2 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Title check	⚠️ Warning	The PR title states 'release execution 1.8.0' but the actual changes show version 1.7.1 being released, making the title inaccurate.	Update the PR title to 'chore(master): release execution 1.7.1' to match the actual version being released in the changeset.

✅ Passed checks (2 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Merge Conflict Detection	✅ Passed	✅ No merge conflicts detected when merging into master
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.

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✨ Finishing touches

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• Commit unit tests in branch release-please--branches--master--components--execution

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🤖 Created releases:

• execution/v1.8.0

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