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• fix annotation of validate_arguments when passing configuration as argument, #2055 by @layday
• Fix mypy assignment error when using PrivateAttr, #2048 by @aphedges
• fix underscore_attrs_are_private causing TypeError when overriding __init__, #2047 by @samuelcolvin
• Fixed regression introduced in v1.7 involving exception handling in field validators when validate_assignment=True, #2044 by @johnsabath
• fix: pydantic dataclass can inherit from stdlib dataclass and Config.arbitrary_types_allowed is supported, #2042 by @PrettyWood