v0.49.0rc1

What's Changed

• test: add an integration test for pass serialization by @CalMacCQ in #588
• Improve error message by @cqc-alec in #595
• fix: update available backends list in the docs page by @CalMacCQ in #599
• fix: replace some old h-series links by @CalMacCQ in #600
• Emit deprecation warning from submit_program() by @cqc-alec in #601
• Silence ruff warning by @cqc-alec in #603
• feat: Add more fields to CircuitStatus. by @aidanCQ in #602
• Bump version for 0.49.0rc1 release by @cqc-alec in #604

New Contributors

• @aidanCQ made their first contribution in #602

Full Changelog: v0.48.0...v0.49.0rc1