Merge branch '1.8.latest' into backport-853-to-1.8.latest #7532

Job	Run time
build packages	17s
unit test / python 3.9	53s
code-quality	1m 8s
unit test / python 3.10	1m 1s
unit test / python 3.11	49s
verify packages / python 3.9 / ubuntu-22.04	1m 24s
verify packages / python 3.10 / ubuntu-22.04	40s
verify packages / python 3.11 / ubuntu-22.04	37s
verify packages / python 3.9 / macos-12	1s
verify packages / python 3.10 / macos-12	1s
verify packages / python 3.11 / macos-12	1s
verify packages / python 3.9 / windows-2022	1m 33s
verify packages / python 3.10 / windows-2022	1m 31s
verify packages / python 3.11 / windows-2022	2m 43s
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