v2.8.1

What's Changed

• back merge by @reeshika-h in #221
• DX-20927 | Back-merge master into development by @reeshika-h in #223
• fix: resolve Snyk dependency findings (urllib3, certifi, setuptools, unused dev deps) - v2.8.1 by @reeshika-h in #224

Full Changelog: v2.8.0...v2.8.1