v.1.22.0

Improvements:

1. [LUNA-8034] Dropped support for legacy Python versions. Python 3.14+ is now required.

Bugs fixed:

1. [LUNA-8082] Fixed an issue that caused the service to hang during the initial loading of faces into the cache matcher. If an error occurred during loading, the service would remain permanently stuck in a state where it failed to open its port.

Migration:

See a migration manual.