release 4.38.0

Author: gaborbernat

docs/changelog.rst

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+ v4.38.0 (2026-02-17)
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+Features - 4.38.0
+=================
+
+- Scope dependency rejection in PEP-517 package environments to only pure PEP-517 build types (``sdist``, ``wheel``,
+  ``editable``), allowing non-standard package types like ``editable-legacy`` to specify dependencies - by
+  :user:`rahuldevikar`. (:issue:`3731`)
+
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  v4.37.0 (2026-02-17)
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