Merge main into develop after v1.4.0 release

[VKTB]

Description

Merges main into develop following the release of v1.4.0.

Testing instructions

• Review code
• Check Actions build
• Review changes to test coverage

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 83.51%. Comparing base (0790b4e) to head (fc8e9c3).

Additional details and impacted files

@@           Coverage Diff            @@
##           develop     #347   +/-   ##
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  Coverage    83.51%   83.51%           
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  Files           25       25           
  Lines          728      728           
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  Hits           608      608           
  Misses         120      120           

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