chore(main): release 1.7.8 (#761)

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CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.7.8](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.7.7...v1.7.8) (2026-04-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* update dependencies to latest ([#754](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/issues/754)) ([ed427ec](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/commit/ed427ec1c0f317e274863a86d9a4c18f3614cc15))
+
 ## [1.7.7](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.7.6...v1.7.7) (2026-03-19)
 
 

README.md

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 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.7/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.8/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
 ```
 
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docs/quick-start.md

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 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 ```shell
-curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.7/install.sh | bash
+curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.8/install.sh | bash
 ```
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version.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.7
+1.7.8