Update 0.13.x release branch for 0.13.8
This MR merges the changes from the following MRs onto the release/0.13.x branch to finalise the 0.13.8 release:
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This MR merges the changes from the following MRs onto the release/0.13.x branch to finalise the 0.13.8 release: