Merge `next` into `main` for "next" release prep #13

Job	Run time
CODEQL_PATH Tests (windows-latest)	1m 38s
CODEQL_PATH Tests (ubuntu-latest)	49s
Build and Unit Test (windows-latest)	2m 29s
Build and Unit Test (ubuntu-latest)	40s
CODEQL_PATH Tests (macos-latest)	1m 42s
Integration Tests (windows-latest, http)	7m 34s
Integration Tests (windows-latest, stdio)	22m 11s
Integration Tests (ubuntu-latest, http)	14m 14s
Integration Tests (ubuntu-latest, stdio)	16m 51s
	1h 8m 8s

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