[GitHub release](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/releases/tag/v2.7.1)
What's Changed
Packaging
* Bump `pydantic-core` to `v2.18.2` by sydney-runkle in [9307](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9307)
New Features
* Ftp and Websocket connection strings support by CherrySuryp in [9205](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9205)
Changes
* Use field description for RootModel schema description when there is `…` by LouisGobert in [9214](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9214)
Fixes
* Fix `validation_alias` behavior with `model_construct` for `AliasChoices` and `AliasPath` by sydney-runkle in [9223](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9223)
* Revert `typing.Literal` and import it outside the TYPE_CHECKING block by frost-nzcr4 in [9232](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9232)
* Fix `Secret` serialization schema, applicable for unions by sydney-runkle in [9240](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9240)
* Fix `strict` application to `function-after` with `use_enum_values` by sydney-runkle in [9279](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9279)
* Address case where `model_construct` on a class which defines `model_post_init` fails with `AttributeError` by babygrimes in [9168](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9168)
* Fix `model_json_schema` with config types by NeevCohen in [9287](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9287)
* Support multiple zeros as an `int` by samuelcolvin in [pydantic/pydantic-core1269](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-core/pull/1269)
* Fix validation of `int`s with leading unary plus by cknv in [pydantic/pydantic-core1272](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-core/pull/1272)
* Fix interaction between `extra != 'ignore'` and `from_attributes=True` by davidhewitt in [pydantic/pydantic-core1276](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-core/pull/1276)
* Handle error from `Enum`'s `missing` function as `ValidationError` by sydney-runkle in [pydantic/pydantic-core1274](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-core/pull/1754)
* Fix memory leak with `Iterable` validation by davidhewitt in [pydantic/pydantic-core1271](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-core/pull/1751)
New Contributors
* zzstoatzz made their first contribution in [9219](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9219)
* frost-nzcr4 made their first contribution in [9232](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9232)
* CherrySuryp made their first contribution in [9205](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9205)
* vagenas made their first contribution in [9268](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9268)
* ollz272 made their first contribution in [9262](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9262)
* babygrimes made their first contribution in [9168](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9168)
* swelborn made their first contribution in [9296](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9296)
* kf-novi made their first contribution in [9236](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9236)
* lgeiger made their first contribution in [9288](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/pull/9288)