# Which issue does this PR close?

- Part of https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/issues/7837

# Rationale for this change

Prepare for release
# What changes are included in this PR?

1. Changelog. Preview here:
https://github.com/alamb/arrow-rs/blob/alamb/prepare_for_56.1.0/CHANGELOG.md
2. Update version to `56.1.0`