1.6.0
CI Use sys.monitoring with coverage to speed-up Python >= 3.12 builds (#29473)
CI Fix rendered doc affected paths for towncrier fragments (#30361)
:lock: :robot: CI Update lock files for cirrus-arm CI build(s) :lock: :robot: (#30386)
:lock: :robot: CI Update lock files for array-api CI build(s) :lock: :robot: (#30387)
CI Use released versions of dependencies in Python 3.13 wheels as much as possible (#30269)
MNT Generate emeritus list, add dates, and change sorting (#13586)
BLD Add Meson OpenMP checks (#29762)
MAINT Codespell configuration (#21051)
DOC: some maintainers become emeritus (#30263)
CI Update ruff invoke command in comment (#28854)
API Deprecate utils.parallel_backend and utils.register_parallel_backend (#28847)
CI Handle unchanged lock-file in workflow triggering on comment (#29782)
CI Use conda for free threaded build (#30312)