Prepare 6.2.0 release

[zorun]

I would like to release 6.1.2, mostly because of the fix for generate_password_hash.

I will add an entry about #1244 once it's fixed.

According to our new repository rules it needs another maintainer approval or a delay of one week.

[almet]

Moving from setup.cfg to pyproject.toml should probably be considered a breaking change. I agree with a previous comment of yours (where you told it would be better to not do things in this order and issue the quick fix first), but it's also probably too late now.

To me, it's at least a new feature (so updating the minor, to 6.2.0), but probably a breaking change, so we should update the major (7.0.0)

[zorun]

I agree we are in an annoying situation, with both a "bugfix" and a "feature" release in sight.

I suggest an alternative route:

• let's plan a 6.2.0 release with existing packaging changes + python 3.12 support, and maybe also move from setuptools to hatch #1258 (ping @azmeuk , does it make sense to release all packaging changes together?)
• but in the meantime, let's release a backport 6.1.2 release with just the bugfix from fix: password generation command line crash #1242. We've done this in the past, we still have the stable-4.1 branch as an example.

@almet what do you think of this plan? If you agree, I can do the backport release this week-end or next week.

[azmeuk]

let's plan a 6.2.0 release with existing packaging changes + python 3.12 support, and maybe also #1258 (ping @azmeuk , does it make sense to release all packaging changes together?)

Maybe this worth waiting on #1258 as this is also a big change? I will try to move this forward in the weekend

but in the meantime, let's release a backport 6.1.2 release with just the bugfix from #1242. We've done this in the past, we still have the stable-4.1 branch as an example.

Sounds reasonable to me.

[almet]

That sounds like a plan :-)

1. Release a backport release
2. Wait for move from setuptools to hatch #1258 and then issue a new minor release (according to semver, as it's rectrocompatible with the previous packaging tools, a minor is okay).

[zorun]

Great :) I've just released 6.1.2 and backported changelog and CI changes in #1266

I'll update this merge request accordingly.