chore(main): release 1.8.0

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CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.0](https://github.com/runpod/runpod-python/compare/v1.7.13...v1.8.0) (2025-11-13)
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+
+### Features
+
+* add manual workflow dispatch for PyPI publishing ([05b2d72](https://github.com/runpod/runpod-python/commit/05b2d720f725390cddbf1aebfcbbe1c5385827e7))
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+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* pypi package verification ([95015dc](https://github.com/runpod/runpod-python/commit/95015dcdcfefaeec1f52c7f39e5c15d3ddcdfab1))
+* PyPI publishing issues ([6992b10](https://github.com/runpod/runpod-python/commit/6992b102977924dc00bd847681ab94f559942576))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **serverless:** lazy-load boto3, fastapi, and pydantic to reduce cold start time ([#466](https://github.com/runpod/runpod-python/issues/466)) ([cc05a5b](https://github.com/runpod/runpod-python/commit/cc05a5bec7a81fd809b3a40c73e47f4316de1de4))
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 ## [1.7.13](https://github.com/runpod/runpod-python/compare/1.7.12...v1.7.13) (2025-07-17)
 
 ### Bug Fixes