[maven-release-plugin] prepare release v0.40.8-BOOT1 #1792

Job	Run time
test-linux	3m 54s
tests (windows-latest)	8m 6s
tests (macos-latest)	5m 23s
builds	25m 38s
tests (buildjet-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204-arm)	5m 16s
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