axe-core-npm v4.8.0 Release

[dequejenn]

BLOCKER:

Below is everything related to this release

Dependancies/Blockers

• Requires axe-core to be updated first
  • Has been updated successfully
• Requires open source version to be completed first
  • Has been updated successfully

Additional blockers (please list PRs waiting on below)

• Tests are broken as of 9/27 (wiating on https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core-npm/actions/runs/6331309708)
• Tried to merge and getting this error

Links

• Release candidate: chore: release v4.8.0 #846
• Release PR: chore: release v4.8.0 #846
• Release audit:chore: release v4.8.0 #846 (comment)
• QA Ticket:axe-core-npm v4.8.0 - QA Needed #848

Steps

• Updated axe-core
• Ticket created for QA
• QA Signoff on RC
• Release audit posted
• Deployed
• Sync main back into develop
• Posted in product-channel

Additional Steps For AWS Deploys

• Data migrations:
• Environment variables:
• Docker image:
• Smoke test passed

[dequejenn]

Closing because need v4.8.1 to come out instead