Generate files for 1.7.6 release

Author: hc-github-team-nomad-core

.release/ci.hcl

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ project "nomad" {
   team = "nomad"
 
   slack {
-    notification_channel = "C03B5EWFW01"
+    notification_channel = "CUYKT2A73"
   }
 
   github {

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+## 1.7.6 (March 12, 2024)
+
+SECURITY:
+
+* build: Update to go1.22 to address Go standard library vulnerabilities CVE-2024-24783, CVE-2023-45290, and CVE-2024-24785. [[GH-20066](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/20066)]
+* deps: Upgrade protobuf library to 1.33.0 to avoid scan alerts for CVE-2024-24786, which Nomad is not vulnerable to [[GH-20100](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/20100)]
+
+IMPROVEMENTS:
+
+* cli: Added -json option on job status command [[GH-18925](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/18925)]
+* fingerprint: Added a fingerprint for Consul DNS address and port [[GH-19969](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/19969)]
+
+BUG FIXES:
+
+* cli: Fixed a bug where the `nomad job restart` command could crash if the job type was not present in a response from the server [[GH-20049](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/20049)]
+* client: Fixed a bug where corrupt client state could panic the client [[GH-19972](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/19972)]
+* cni: Fixed a bug where DNS set by CNI plugins was not provided to task drivers [[GH-20007](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/20007)]
+* connect: Fixed a bug where `expose` blocks would not appear in `job plan` diff output [[GH-19990](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/19990)]
+* server: Prevent NPE when service lacks identity [[GH-19986](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/19986)]
+
 ## 1.7.5 (February 13, 2024)
 
 SECURITY: