Version 7.20190219 of git-annex is available: http://source.git-annex.branchable.com/?p=source.git;a=summary http://git-annex.branchable.com/news/version_7.20190219/
git-annex was bumped up to version 8.20200617 in commit https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/commit/928f50920afc24e8b5783ac59a41cb6b6a4358aa
Let's close it as RESOLVED. Thank you Jack!