DOC: update HISTORY.rst and RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md before releasing v1.0.0rc1

Valentin-Laurent · Valentin-Laurent · commit dec64c4a5b55 · 2025-05-15T17:04:15.000+02:00
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 History
 =======
 
-0.9.x (2025-xx-xx)
+1.0.0 (2025-xx-xx)
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-* Fix issue  512 to replace setup.py by pyproject.toml, bump twine and wheel dependencies to latest
-* Fix issue  670 to correct the import path which cause ModuleNotFoundError
+* Major update, including a complete classification and regression public API rework, and a documentation revamp
+* Other parts of the public API have been improved as well
+* See the v1_changelog_and_migration_guide.rst documentation file for an extensive user-focused changelog
+* This update also includes developer experience improvements
 
 0.9.2 (2025-15-01)
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diff --git a/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md b/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Release checklist
 
 - [ ] Edit HISTORY.rst and AUTHORS.rst to make sure it’s up-to-date and add release date
-- [ ] Check whether any new files need to go in MANIFEST.in
 - [ ] Make sure tests run, pass and cover 100% of the package:
     * `make lint`
     * `make type-check`
