2.1.0 release

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GitHub

• Assign a developer to be responsible for the release deployment
• Create a release branch from master
• Create a draft pull request for the release
  - [ ] Add the Project Owner as a reviewer
  • Copy this checklist into the draft pull request description
• Prepare the official release commit
  • Move changes from the "Unreleased" section to the proper sections in the CHANGELOG.md
  • Confirm all GitHub Actions tests pass
  • Change the draft to pull request to "ready for review"
    - [ ] Code Review with the Project Owner
  • When it is ready, merge into the master branch; this will generate a merge commit, and this commit will be the official release commit.
• Create a Release: https://github.com/AllenInstitute/ipfx/releases <"Draft a new release" button>
  • Create a draft release
  • Summarize the release notes from the CHANGELOG.md and post them on on the Releases page on GitHub
    - [ ] Review the release with the Project Owner
  • Publish the release

PyPI and BKP

• Set release version with "git tag v#.#.#" (e.g. "git tag v1.0.0"), this triggers CI to publish ipfx to PyPI
  - [ ] Build and deploy:
  ~~ - [ ] hatch build~~
  ~~ - [ ] twine upload dist/* --verbose --config-file ~/.pypirc~~
• Announce release on https://community.brain-map.org

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This needed two more PRs #589 #590 as release CI is notoriously difficult to test.

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Done, see https://pypi.org/project/IPFX/2.1.2/ and https://community.brain-map.org/t/ipfx-2-1-2-release-notice/4796.