v1.8.0

The v1.8.0 release introduces bug fixes, enhancements, and dependency updates.

What's Changed

• No late initialize for container NodePool's node_count and initial_node_count by @JonathanO in #600
• Update README and GitHub templates by @jeanduplessis in #602
• Update actions/upload-artifact digest to 834a144 by @renovate in #599
• README: make links point to gcp, not azure by @lotheac in #603
• Fix goroutine leak when reconciling by @IxDay in #539
• Bump upjet to the commit 2e361ad3b6e6 by @turkenf in #604

New Contributors

• @lotheac made their first contribution in #603
• @IxDay made their first contribution in #539

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.8.0