Bump pip-tools from 7.6.0 to 7.6.1 in /.github/utils in the packages group across 1 directory

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Bumps the packages group with 1 update in the /.github/utils directory: pip-tools.

Updates pip-tools from 7.6.0 to 7.6.1

Release notes

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v7.6.1

Bug fixes

• Fixed handling of index URLs ending in /simple/ by improving URL normalization logic. These URLs would previously make pip-compile fail to use the PyPI JSON API.

  -- by @​sirosen

  PRs and issues: #1669

• Added a missing dependency on typing-extensions for Python 3.9 and 3.10 -- by @​sirosen.

  PRs and issues: #2424

Features

• pip-tools is now compatible with pip version 26.2 -- by @​sirosen.

  PRs and issues: #2436, #2437

Improved documentation

• pip-tools documentation now features a how-to section, featuring initial docs which cover controlling output file headers and configuring completion -- by @​sirosen.

Contributor-facing changes

• Fixed CI triggers so that release tags won't create spurious failing runs -- by @​sirosen.

  PRs and issues: #2421

• Refactored the bug report template for better reporting -- by @​psthindal.

Changelog

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v7.6.1

2026-08-11

Bug fixes

• Fixed handling of index URLs ending in /simple/ by improving URL normalization logic. These URLs would previously make pip-compile fail to use the PyPI JSON API.

  -- by {user}sirosen

  PRs and issues: {issue}1669

• Added a missing dependency on {pypi}typing-extensions for Python 3.9 and 3.10 -- by {user}sirosen.

  PRs and issues: {issue}2424

Features

• pip-tools is now compatible with pip version 26.2 -- by {user}sirosen.

  PRs and issues: {issue}2436, {issue}2437

Improved documentation

• pip-tools documentation now features a how-to section, featuring initial docs which cover controlling output file headers and configuring completion -- by {user}sirosen.

Contributor-facing changes

• Fixed CI triggers so that release tags won't create spurious failing runs -- by {user}sirosen.

  PRs and issues: {issue}2421

• Refactored the bug report template for better reporting -- by {user}psthindal.

Commits

• 5bc5ded Merge pull request #2448 from sirosen/release/v7.6.1
• bde325c Update changelog for v7.6.1
• 2f62a44 Merge pull request #2438 from sirosen/support-pip-26-2
• a371119 Slightly modify exc_types var name, per review
• b62ac68 Merge pull request #2447 from jazzband/pre-commit-ci-update-config
• 041bf6f Update tests/unit/_internal/pip_api/test_package_finder.py
• 9f5d1f3 Improve internal names and docs for pip_api
• d50abd7 [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate
• e8703da Fix a test which improperly formulated file URIs
• f467ee5 Bump pipsupported version + add changelog
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