Prepare 0.14.5 release

[alejoe91]

Release 0.14.5

1. Draft release notes
2. Version updated in pyproject.toml
3. codemeta.json updated
4. New contributors added to authors.rst

Todo

• Ensure tests are passing
• Confirm new contributors' info is correct (LizzyMcKay, Reema Gupta, Sai Asish Yamani)

After merge

• Tag the release after merge
• Update downloadUrl in codemeta.json after publishing to PyPI in after release

[alejoe91]

@LizzyMcKay Can you provide your full name so we can add it properly to the contributors?

@SAY-5 we added your Stony Brook affiliation. Is that correct?

These are non-blockers that we can update later too

[h-mayorquin]

I think that BlackrockIO and TdtIO do not belong here:

• Blackrock: #1816 (merged 2026-02-13, milestone 0.14.4)
• Tdt: #1815 (merged 2026-02-13, milestone 0.14.4)

Some readers were touched here: #1852 but unsure it is worth mentioning. What is the policy for tagging PRs? I can help you tag some that were added this cycle but are not tagged yet.

[alejoe91]

Thanks @h-mayorquin. I think the policy is just to list the readers that were touched

[h-mayorquin]

Fine by me then.