Release 7.0.0

Automatically generated after merging #258.

What's Changed

• Version-pin Action versions from common repository by @nwiltsie in #255
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #256
• Validation cleanup by @yashpatel6 in #257
• Prepare for version 7.0.0 by @boutros-lab-infrastructure-owner in #258

New Contributors

• @dependabot[bot] made their first contribution in #256

Full Changelog: v7.0.0-rc.4...v7.0.0