Release 8.1.0-alpha-001

Author: 64J0

RELEASE_NOTES.md

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 Release Notes
 =============
 
+## 8.1.0-alpha-001 - 2025-10-25
+
+#### Breaking changes
+
+- [Remove [\<AllowNullLiteral\>] attribute from Json.ISerializer and Xml.ISerializer](https://github.com/giraffe-fsharp/Giraffe/pull/685) - Credits @64J0
+    - With the release of .NET 9 we have [nullable reference types](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/nullable-reference-types-in-fsharp-9/).
+    - When this feature is enabled (`<Nullable>enable</Nullable>`), our users started running into problems that boils down to `Json.ISerializer` having the `AllowNullLiteral` attribute.
+    - Due to it, we decided to remove this attribute from both the `Json.ISerializer` and the `Xml.ISerializer`. 
+        - New automated tests were added to assert that the serializers are still working properly.
+        - We also updated some sample projects to use this feature.
+
+#### Other updates
+
+- [Update fsharp-analyzers and the analyzer packages](https://github.com/giraffe-fsharp/Giraffe/pull/662) - Credits @Numpsy
+- [Improve JSON docs](https://github.com/giraffe-fsharp/Giraffe/pull/665) - Credits @64J0
+- [Add issue templates](https://github.com/giraffe-fsharp/Giraffe/pull/671) - Credits @64J0
+
 ## 8.0.0-alpha-003 - 2025-06-09
 
 - [Enhance routef support for named parameters and improve documentation](https://github.com/giraffe-fsharp/Giraffe/pull/656) - Credits @RJSonnenberg

src/Giraffe/Giraffe.fsproj

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     <!-- General -->
     <AssemblyName>Giraffe</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>8.0.0-alpha-002</Version>
+    <Version>8.1.0-alpha-001</Version>
     <Description>A native functional ASP.NET Core web framework for F# developers.</Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright 2020 Dustin Moris Gorski</Copyright>
     <Authors>Dustin Moris Gorski and contributors</Authors>
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-    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../../README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="/"/>    
-    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../../LICENSE" Pack="true" PackagePath="/"/>   
-
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+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../../README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="/" />
+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../../LICENSE" Pack="true" PackagePath="/" />
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