Prepare 1.9.0 release

Prepare 1.8.1 release (#2965)

Prepare 1.8.0 release

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into dev

Prepare 1.7.3 release (#2821)

Prepare 1.7.2 release (#2798)

Prepare 1.7.1 release (#2726)

Update to Kotlin 2.0 and prepare 1.7.0 release (#2706)

Prepare Changelog and Readme for 1.7.0-RC release

Prepare 1.6.3 release, update Kotlin to 1.9.22 (#2571)