([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/compare/jupyter-notebook/application-extension7.0.6...b8ec7e4a8eda70a8d7dca19799acd3e96e019160))
Enhancements made
- Create a new notebook with a specific kernel from the new dropdown [7255](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7255) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Add the plugin manager [7198](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7198) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Fix toggle functionality for widgets. [7178](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7178) ([haok1402](https://github.com/haok1402))
- Bump to JupyterLab 4.1.0a4 bis [7172](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7172) ([brichet](https://github.com/brichet))
- Update to JupyterLab `4.1.0a3` [7161](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7161) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Added Lumino Plugin Description (7008) [7127](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7127) ([Dilip-Jain](https://github.com/Dilip-Jain))
- Added Edit Notebook Metadata Option (6402) [7099](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7099) ([Dilip-Jain](https://github.com/Dilip-Jain))
- Update to JupyterLab 4.1 [7096](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7096) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Add the JupyterLab resources plugin [6968](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/6968) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
Bugs fixed
- Fix spurious kernel selection dialog on notebook creation [7258](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7258) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Workaround for the file browser tracker focus issue [7224](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7224) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
Maintenance and upkeep improvements
- Update to JupyterLab 4.1.1 [7256](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7256) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Follow JupyterLab minor versions [7250](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7250) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- chore: update pre-commit hooks [7237](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7237) ([pre-commit-ci](https://github.com/pre-commit-ci))
- Update to JupyterLab 4.1.0 final [7234](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7234) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Update to JupyterLab 4.1.0rc1 [7230](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7230) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Update to JupyterLab 4.1.0rc0 [7227](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7227) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Update to JupyterLab 4.1.0b2 [7222](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7222) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Fix `check_links` on CI [7219](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7219) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Bump the actions group with 1 update [7218](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7218) ([dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot))
- Bump the actions group with 2 updates [7207](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7207) ([dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot))
- chore: update pre-commit hooks [7206](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7206) ([pre-commit-ci](https://github.com/pre-commit-ci))
- Add nbviewer.jupyter.org to the ignore list [7197](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7197) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Update to JupyterLab 4.1.0b0 [7196](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7196) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Update ruff config [7190](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7190) ([blink1073](https://github.com/blink1073))
- Bump babel/traverse from 7.23.0 to 7.23.6 [7187](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7187) ([dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot))
- Bump actions/setup-python from 4 to 5 [7180](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7180) ([dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot))
- Update publish-release workflow for PyPI trusted publisher [7176](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7176) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- chore: update pre-commit hooks [7174](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7174) ([pre-commit-ci](https://github.com/pre-commit-ci))
- Update `yarn.lock` [7170](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7170) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Bump axios from 1.5.1 to 1.6.2 [7165](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7165) ([dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot))
- Bump dessant/lock-threads from 4 to 5 [7159](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7159) ([dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot))
- Update ruff config and typing [7145](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7145) ([blink1073](https://github.com/blink1073))
- chore: update pre-commit hooks [7143](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7143) ([pre-commit-ci](https://github.com/pre-commit-ci))
- Clean up lint handling [7142](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7142) ([blink1073](https://github.com/blink1073))
- Adopt ruff format [7132](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7132) ([blink1073](https://github.com/blink1073))
- Fix python bumping to `minor` [7131](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7131) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Add Python 3.12 classifier [7111](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7111) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Remove viewport workaround in the UI tests [6887](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/6887) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
Documentation improvements
- Add documentation for updating `notebook` imports [7244](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7244) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Fix link in `CONTRIBUTING.md` [7235](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7235) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Add user facing changelog for 7.1 [7232](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7232) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Clarify README about supported versions (post v7 release) [7193](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7193) ([akx](https://github.com/akx))
- Set `navigation_with_keys` to `False` [7129](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7129) ([jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
- Updated ui-tests Configuration in Contributing.md [7124](https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/pull/7124) ([jayeshsingh9767](https://github.com/jayeshsingh9767))
Contributors to this release
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