chore(main): release 8.1.0 (#233)

🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop*
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##
[8.1.0](8.0.0...8.1.0)
(2024-01-03)


### Features

* Add hash access and equality support to LDContext
([#241](#241))
([1ba6bde](1ba6bde))
* Define equality methods for LDContext and Reference
([#232](#232))
([1b2ba7b](1b2ba7b))


### Bug Fixes

* Calling stop in ldd mode no longer raises an exception
([#237](#237))
([8149da1](8149da1))

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.release-please-manifest.json

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "8.0.0"
+  ".": "8.1.0"
 }

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly Ruby SDK will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [8.1.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/compare/8.0.0...8.1.0) (2024-01-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add hash access and equality support to LDContext ([#241](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/issues/241)) ([1ba6bde](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/commit/1ba6bde61fd8ed5a197fee74770a0aa5ab5222c8))
+* Define equality methods for LDContext and Reference ([#232](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/issues/232)) ([1b2ba7b](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/commit/1b2ba7bfd9ebfccfa7717cbd5c32665bc5f380db))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Calling stop in ldd mode no longer raises an exception ([#237](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/issues/237)) ([8149da1](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/commit/8149da1897d6da6bc9325c977df02f355173b135))
+
 ## [7.3.2](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/compare/7.3.1...7.3.2) (2023-12-26)
 
 

lib/ldclient-rb/version.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module LaunchDarkly
-  VERSION = "8.0.0" # x-release-please-version
+  VERSION = "8.1.0" # x-release-please-version
 end