Merge branch 'main' into dependabot/go_modules/github.com/spf13/cobra-1.10.2

Author: puneet2019

.github/workflows/e2e-testing.yaml

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Load the docker image tarball from github actions artifacts and run tests (one runner per test due to matrix)
       - name: Download Tarball Artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: persistence-docker-image