ci: merge main to release (ietf-tools#8904)

ci: merge main to release (ietf-tools#8874)

ci: merge main to release (ietf-tools#8852)

ci: merge main to release (ietf-tools#8836)

ci: merge main to release (ietf-tools#8778)

ci: merge main to release (ietf-tools#8579)

ci: merge main to release (ietf-tools#8569)

ci: merge main to release (ietf-tools#8503)

ci: merge release to main (ietf-tools#8489)

ci: merge main to release (ietf-tools#8452)