[create-pull-request] automated change (#1043)

Co-authored-by: Github Build Bot <[email protected]>

Author: github-actions[bot]

.bumpversion.cfg

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.8.0rc1
+current_version = 1.8.0
 parse = (?P<major>[\d]+) # major version number
 	\.(?P<minor>[\d]+) # minor version number
 	\.(?P<patch>[\d]+) # patch version number

.changes/1.8.0-b2.md

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-## dbt-spark 1.8.0-b1 - March 01, 2024
+## dbt-spark 1.8.0 - May 09, 2024
 
 ### Features
 
 - Implement spark__safe_cast and add functional tests for unit testing ([#987](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/issues/987))
+- : Add new workflow for internal patch releases ([#38](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/issues/38))
 
 ### Fixes
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 - Add tests for --empty flag ([#949](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/issues/949))
 - Remove unused `invalid_insert_overwrite_delta_msg` message ([#962](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/issues/962))
 - Update import paths and list_relations to support decoupling adapters/core ([#972](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/issues/972))
+- Update dependabot config to cover GHA and Docker ([#1006](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/issues/1006))
 
 ### Dependencies
 
@@ -33,6 +35,13 @@
 - Bump mypy from 1.7.0 to 1.7.1 ([#953](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/pull/953))
 - Update freezegun requirement from ~=1.2 to ~=1.3 ([#956](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/pull/956))
 - Update black requirement from ~=23.11 to ~=23.12 ([#959](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/pull/959))
+- Add `dbt-core` as a dependency to preserve backwards compatibility for installation ([#1002](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/pull/1002))
+- Bump actions/setup-python from 4 to 5 ([#1013](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/pull/1013))
+- Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 ([#1014](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/pull/1014))
+
+### Security
+
+- Pin `black>=24.3` in `dev-requirements.txt` ([#1000](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/pull/1000))
 
 ### Contributors
 - [@JCZuurmond,](https://github.com/JCZuurmond,) ([#719](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-spark/issues/719))