[stable2503] Backport #8839

[paritytech-release-backport-bot]

Backport #8839 into stable2503 from Sajjon.

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[paritytech-release-backport-bot]

Please cherry-pick the changes locally and resolve any conflicts.

git fetch origin backport-8839-to-stable2503
git worktree add --checkout .worktree/backport-8839-to-stable2503 backport-8839-to-stable2503
cd .worktree/backport-8839-to-stable2503
git reset --hard HEAD^
git cherry-pick -x ee6d22b94d9a93ac5989d4cce2f20a604b86214b
git push --force-with-lease

[EgorPopelyaev]

@Sajjon Hey Alex, could you please double check the conflicts here and one more thing - the major bumps are not allowed in the backports to the existing stable branches, could it be re-done so that there won't be a breaking change?

[Sajjon]

@sandreim told me to close this