paper_trail.update_columns is setting an incorrect Version#created_at value

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• PaperTrail::RecordTrail#update_columns is setting Version#created_at as the recod.updated_at value.
• since update_columns does not update timestamps - the previous update date is used for the Version#created_at instead of the actual update date (current)

I think this was actually addressed in the original PR, but the adjustment that fixed the value got removed during the code review

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• This is not a usage question, this is a bug report
• This bug can be reproduced with the script I provide below
• This bug can be reproduced in the latest release of the paper_trail gem

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# frozen_string_literal: true

# Use this template to report PaperTrail bugs.
# Please include only the minimum code necessary to reproduce your issue.
require "bundler/inline"

# STEP ONE: What versions are you using?
gemfile(true) do
  ruby "3.0.2"
  source "https://rubygems.org"
  gem "activerecord", "6.1.4.1"
  gem "minitest", "5.11.3"
  gem "paper_trail", "12.3.0", require: false
  gem "sqlite3", "1.4.2"
end

require "active_record"
require "minitest/autorun"
require "logger"

# Please use sqlite for your bug reports, if possible.
ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(adapter: "sqlite3", database: ":memory:")
ActiveRecord::Base.logger = nil
ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
  # STEP TWO: Define your tables here.
  create_table :users, force: true do |t|
    t.text :first_name, null: false
    t.timestamps null: false
  end

  create_table :versions do |t|
    t.string :item_type, null: false
    t.integer :item_id, null: false
    t.string :event, null: false
    t.string :whodunnit
    t.text :object, limit: 1_073_741_823
    t.text :object_changes, limit: 1_073_741_823
    t.datetime :created_at
  end
  add_index :versions, %i[item_type item_id]
end
ActiveRecord::Base.logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
require "paper_trail"

# STEP FOUR: Define your AR models here.
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_paper_trail
end

# STEP FIVE: Please write a test that demonstrates your issue.
class UpdateColumnsCreatedAtTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
  def test_version_created_at
    freeze_time
    user = User.create!(first_name: 'John', created_at: '2015-01-01 14:00', updated_at: '2015-01-01 15:00')

    user.paper_trail.update_columns(first_name: 'Jack')
    assert_equal Time.now, user.versions.last.created_at
  end
end


# STEP SIX: Run this script using `ruby my_bug_report.rb`

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