Release candidate for 9.0.8

[jamis]

The MongoDB Ruby team is pleased to announce version 9.0.8 of the mongoid gem - a Ruby ODM for MongoDB. This is a new patch release in the 9.0.x series of Mongoid.

Install this release using RubyGems via the command line as follows:

gem install -v 9.0.8 mongoid

Or simply add it to your Gemfile:

gem 'mongoid', '9.0.8'

Have any feedback? Click on through to MongoDB's JIRA and open a new ticket to let us know what's on your mind 🧠.

Bug Fixes

• MONGOID-5852 Fix after_action_commit callbacks (PR)
• MONGOID-4889 Optimize batch assignment of embedded documents (PR)
• MONGOID-5888 Ensure deeply nested children are validated correctly (PR)
• MONGOID-5885 Return value from transaction yield to caller instead of internal state (PR)
• MONGOID-5895 Make Reload Properly Update new_record (PR)
• MONGOID-5887 Include server hint for aggregate operations (PR)
• MONGOID-5869 Fix incorrectly named global_executor_concurrency config in code comment (PR)

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR prepares the release candidate for Mongoid version 9.0.8, updating version numbers and modernizing GitHub Actions workflows. The release includes several bug fixes for after_action_commit callbacks, embedded document optimization, validation improvements, and transaction handling.

• Updates version from 9.0.7 to 9.0.8 in product configuration and library files
• Migrates GitHub Actions workflows from jamis/drivers-github-tools to mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools@v3
• Removes the dry-run cleanup workflow file

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
product.yml	Updates version number to 9.0.8
lib/mongoid/version.rb	Updates VERSION constant to 9.0.8
.github/workflows/release.yml	Migrates to mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools@v3 and updates comments
.github/workflows/cleanup.yml	Removes entire dry-run cleanup workflow

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[alexbevi]

LGTM