chore(deps): update node.js to v26.8.1

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change	OpenSSF
node (source)	stage	minor	26.7.0-alpine3.24 → 26.8.1-alpine3.24

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Release Notes

nodejs/node (node)

v26.8.1: 2026-08-26, Version 26.8.1 (Current), @​aduh95

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Notable Changes

Out-of-band release to fix node --version which was reporting an alpha version.

Commits

• [ebd35a9eec] - src: revert accidental alpha designation (Antoine du Hamel) #​65568
• [0b0dd87fcc] - tools: fix tools/nix/list-requisites.sh (Antoine du Hamel) #​65560

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