chore: use python 3.8 in release scripts (#3746)

* chore: use python 3.10 in release scripts

* use python 3.8

chore: update python version in release.sh (#3744)

* chore: update python version in release.sh

* update release.sh comment

Update README.md with GAE Java 8 deprecation (#3743)

chore: make `GoogleApiFactory` an OSGi compliant component (#3738)

chore: prepare releasing 1.10.1 (#3737)

fix: remove unnecesary welcome page links to ptos (#3701)

* fix: remove unnecesary welcome page links

* chore: update version

* fix: welcome page tests

* fix: disable integration.appengine test

fix: disable tests from main pom (#3700)

* fix: disable tests from main pom

* fix: change to install and skip tests for release

For releasing 1.8.5 (#3652)

Improve Kokoro release process (#3608)

* Delete jar_signing.sh
* Update release.sh

prepare 1.8.4 (#3606)