diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 90f7d3fd5..899f8fabf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ jobs:
   sphinx:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.14"
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ jobs:
   twine-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.14"
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 01bee8a33..7a0dd38dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.1.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.14"
       - run: pip install --upgrade tox
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml
index 4be228d66..993606750 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ jobs:
   pre_commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.1.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.14"
       - name: install tox
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ff04716dd..01829b244 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     environment: pypi.org
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index e4fd014a5..167deac9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v10.1.1
+      - uses: actions/stale@v10.2.0
         with:
           operations-per-run: 500
           stale-issue-label: "stale"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 0f2af115e..829a8603d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ jobs:
               version: "3.14"
               toxenv: py314,smoke
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python.version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python.version }}
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         toxenv: [api_func_v4, cli_func_v4]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.14"
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ jobs:
   coverage:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.14"
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Python wheel
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.1.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
       with:
         python-version: "3.14"
     - name: Install dependencies
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
         pip install -r requirements-test.txt
     - name: Build package
       run: python -m build -o dist/
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6.0.0
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7.0.0
       with:
         name: dist
         path: dist
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [dist]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v6.1.0
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
       with:
         python-version: '3.14'
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7.0.0
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8.0.0
       with:
         name: dist
         path: dist
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ef93b5552..30f22fb1d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ default_language_version:
 
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 25.12.0
+    rev: 26.3.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
   - repo: https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen
-    rev: v4.11.6
+    rev: v4.13.9
     hooks:
       - id: commitizen
         stages: [commit-msg]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: isort
   - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/pylint
-    rev: v4.0.4
+    rev: v4.0.5
     hooks:
       - id: pylint
         additional_dependencies:
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ repos:
       - id: rst-directive-colons
       - id: rst-inline-touching-normal
   - repo: https://github.com/maxbrunet/pre-commit-renovate
-    rev: 42.84.0
+    rev: 43.60.0
     hooks:
       - id: renovate-config-validator
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ef85c5019..7168b6f88 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,50 @@
 
 All versions below are listed in reverse chronological order.
 
+## v8.1.0 (2026-02-28)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **types**: Add explicit submodule import for pyright compatibility
+  ([`84ad3fd`](https://github.com/python-gitlab/python-gitlab/commit/84ad3fd19cfbc236e962ac77c910571b0888c000))
+
+### Features
+
+- **api**: Add support for order_by filter in runner jobs
+  ([`d5dc73d`](https://github.com/python-gitlab/python-gitlab/commit/d5dc73d0f82a15d96a956c1d868c253c9586e1bf))
+
+- **api**: Add support for sort filter in runner jobs
+  ([`b117ee3`](https://github.com/python-gitlab/python-gitlab/commit/b117ee3d139f422e463ebeb5007517a2052af8a4))
+
+
+## v8.0.0 (2026-01-28)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Actually define project repr_attr
+  ([`4187a69`](https://github.com/python-gitlab/python-gitlab/commit/4187a69420dd7b2e60c2d833ab246aec745d35cb))
+
+- File save start_branch as a body attribute
+  ([`1001d93`](https://github.com/python-gitlab/python-gitlab/commit/1001d934e8c36cc3b14408b46b41030bf705a294))
+
+### Chores
+
+- **black**: Run black v26 on code
+  ([`4a8d82b`](https://github.com/python-gitlab/python-gitlab/commit/4a8d82bec8f09fa142e8134589a0f40ef4f9c3be))
+
+- **precommit**: Update dependency black to v26
+  ([`ad43b76`](https://github.com/python-gitlab/python-gitlab/commit/ad43b763acdcd8d7db832972921fb071ea0a826f))
+
+### Features
+
+- **graphql**: Update to gql 4.0.0
+  ([`6f0da67`](https://github.com/python-gitlab/python-gitlab/commit/6f0da671b4586b23232ae89d57622254fa8a7945))
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- **graphql**: GraphQL.execute() no longer accepts graphql.Source
+
+
 ## v7.1.0 (2025-12-28)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/gitlab/_version.py b/gitlab/_version.py
index 8305f3a6c..9ec122c99 100644
--- a/gitlab/_version.py
+++ b/gitlab/_version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 __email__ = "gauvainpocentek@gmail.com"
 __license__ = "LGPL3"
 __title__ = "python-gitlab"
-__version__ = "7.1.0"
+__version__ = "8.1.0"
diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects/files.py b/gitlab/v4/objects/files.py
index 757d16eeb..3bcf931a2 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects/files.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects/files.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class ProjectFile(SaveMixin, ObjectDeleteMixin, RESTObject):
     file_path: str
     manager: ProjectFileManager
     content: str  # since the `decode()` method uses `self.content`
+    start_branch: str | None = None
 
     def decode(self) -> bytes:
         """Returns the decoded content of the file.
@@ -41,7 +42,11 @@ def decode(self) -> bytes:
     # NOTE(jlvillal): Signature doesn't match SaveMixin.save() so ignore
     # type error
     def save(  # type: ignore[override]
-        self, branch: str, commit_message: str, **kwargs: Any
+        self,
+        branch: str,
+        commit_message: str,
+        start_branch: str | None = None,
+        **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
         """Save the changes made to the file to the server.
 
@@ -50,6 +55,7 @@ def save(  # type: ignore[override]
         Args:
             branch: Branch in which the file will be updated
             commit_message: Message to send with the commit
+            start_branch: Name of the branch to start the new branch from
             **kwargs: Extra options to send to the server (e.g. sudo)
 
         Raises:
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ def save(  # type: ignore[override]
         """
         self.branch = branch
         self.commit_message = commit_message
+        self.start_branch = start_branch
         self.file_path = utils.EncodedId(self.file_path)
         super().save(**kwargs)
 
diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects/projects.py b/gitlab/v4/objects/projects.py
index 035b9b861..751ac4c1f 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects/projects.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects/projects.py
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ class Project(
     _repr_attr = "path_with_namespace"
     _upload_path = "/projects/{id}/uploads"
 
+    path_with_namespace: str
+
     access_tokens: ProjectAccessTokenManager
     accessrequests: ProjectAccessRequestManager
     additionalstatistics: ProjectAdditionalStatisticsManager
diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py b/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
index 71935caaa..a621cda43 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     # When running mypy we use these as the base classes
+    import gitlab.base
+
     _RestObjectBase = gitlab.base.RESTObject
 else:
     _RestObjectBase = object
diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects/runners.py b/gitlab/v4/objects/runners.py
index e4a37e8e3..ba7256cf5 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects/runners.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects/runners.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class RunnerJobManager(ListMixin[RunnerJob]):
     _path = "/runners/{runner_id}/jobs"
     _obj_cls = RunnerJob
     _from_parent_attrs = {"runner_id": "id"}
-    _list_filters = ("status",)
+    _list_filters = ("status", "order_by", "sort")
 
 
 class Runner(SaveMixin, ObjectDeleteMixin, RESTObject):
diff --git a/requirements-lint.txt b/requirements-lint.txt
index c559885b2..220f0c407 100644
--- a/requirements-lint.txt
+++ b/requirements-lint.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 -r requirements.txt
 argcomplete==2.0.0
-black==26.1.0
-commitizen==4.11.6
+black==26.3.1
+commitizen==4.13.9
 flake8==7.3.0
-isort==7.0.0
+isort==8.0.1
 mypy==1.19.1
-pylint==4.0.4
+pylint==4.0.5
 pytest==9.0.2
-responses==0.25.8
+responses==0.26.0
 respx==0.22.0
 types-PyYAML==6.0.12.20250915
 types-requests==2.32.4.20260107
-types-setuptools==80.9.0.20251223
+types-setuptools==82.0.0.20260210
diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index e1e2b5d81..a6e9a82b1 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 -r requirements.txt
 anyio==4.12.1
 build==1.4.0
-coverage==7.13.1
+coverage==7.13.4
 pytest-console-scripts==1.4.1
 pytest-cov==7.0.0
-pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures==0.3.0
+pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures==0.4.0
 pytest==9.0.2
 PyYaml==6.0.3
-responses==0.25.8
+responses==0.26.0
 respx==0.22.0
-trio==0.32.0
-wheel==0.45.1
+trio==0.33.0
+wheel==0.46.3
diff --git a/tests/functional/fixtures/.env b/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
index 617457fdc..a220cbfb4 100644
--- a/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
+++ b/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 GITLAB_IMAGE=gitlab/gitlab-ee
-GITLAB_TAG=18.8.0-ee.0
+GITLAB_TAG=18.9.1-ee.0
 GITLAB_RUNNER_IMAGE=gitlab/gitlab-runner
 GITLAB_RUNNER_TAG=96856197