[build] prep for release

Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Hoschek <[email protected]>

.github/workflows/python-app.yml

@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ name: Tests
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "main", "branch-1.8.x", "branch-1.7.x", "branch-1.6.x", "branch-1.5.x", "branch-1.4.x", "branch-1.3.x" ]
+    branches: [ "main", "branch-1.10.x", "branch-1.9.x", "branch-1.8.x", "branch-1.7.x", "branch-1.6.x" ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main", "branch-1.8.x", "branch-1.7.x", "branch-1.6.x", "branch-1.5.x", "branch-1.4.x", "branch-1.3.x" ]
+    branches: [ "main", "branch-1.10.x", "branch-1.9.x", "branch-1.8.x", "branch-1.7.x", "branch-1.6.x" ]
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       name:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
-All notable changes to bzfs will be documented in this file.
 
-The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
-and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [1.8.0] -  TBD
+## [1.8.0] - January 4, 2025
+
+This release contains performance and documentation enhancements as well as new features, including ...
+- Substantially improved SSH connection latency
+- Improved latency in local mode
+- Parse pv log file correctly even if a locale specific number contains a "," instead of a "." as decimal point
+- Use more human-readable formatting for durations and bytes transferred.
+- Also run nightly tests on FreeBSD-14.2
+- For the full list of changes, see https://github.com/whoschek/bzfs/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0
 
 ## [1.7.0] -  December 23, 2024
 

bzfs/bzfs.py

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 from typing import Iterable, Deque, Dict, List, Set, Tuple, Any, Callable, Generator, Generic, ItemsView, Optional
 from typing import TypeVar, Union
 
-__version__ = "1.8.0-dev"
+__version__ = "1.8.0"
 prog_name = "bzfs"
 prog_author = "Wolfgang Hoschek"
 die_status = 3