Merge pull request #11835 from pytest-dev/release-8.0.0rc2

Prepare release version 8.0.0rc2

(cherry picked from commit 97960bdd14)

doc/en/announce/index.rst

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+   release-8.0.0rc2
    release-8.0.0rc1
    release-7.4.4
    release-7.4.3

doc/en/announce/release-8.0.0rc2.rst

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+pytest-8.0.0rc2
+=======================================
+
+The pytest team is proud to announce the 8.0.0rc2 prerelease!
+
+This is a prerelease, not intended for production use, but to test the upcoming features and improvements
+in order to catch any major problems before the final version is released to the major public.
+
+We appreciate your help testing this out before the final release, making sure to report any
+regressions to our issue tracker:
+
+https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues
+
+When doing so, please include the string ``[prerelease]`` in the title.
+
+You can upgrade from PyPI via:
+
+    pip install pytest==8.0.0rc2
+
+Users are encouraged to take a look at the CHANGELOG carefully:
+
+    https://docs.pytest.org/en/release-8.0.0rc2/changelog.html
+
+Thanks to all the contributors to this release:
+
+* Ben Brown
+* Bruno Oliveira
+* Ran Benita
+
+
+Happy testing,
+The pytest Development Team