Spet2026 (#232)

* fix: resolve React hooks warnings, memoize projects, and fix Go proto marshaling

* fix issue #221

* fix for #212

* fix issue #202

* address submission issues

* v1.8.1

* upgrade go for release

Author: xiangshen-dk

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go environment
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: '1.26.6'
+          go-version: '1.27.1'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn install --immutable --prefer-offline
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git clone https://github.com/grafana/plugin-validator
           pushd ./plugin-validator/pkg/cmd/plugincheck2
-          go install
+          # The validator tracks the latest Go release; let the go command fetch a
+          # newer toolchain if its go.mod requires one instead of failing the release.
+          GOTOOLCHAIN=auto go install
           popd
           plugincheck2 -config ./plugin-validator/config/default.yaml ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.archive }}