Release DataFusion `56.1.0` (minor/patch) Release (Nov 2026)

[alamb]

Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge?

• Part of [EPIC] DataFusion Releases #19783
• Follow on to Release DataFusion 56.0.0 (Oct 2026) #24461

Plan a 56.0.1 or 56.1.0 patch release to fix any bugs / issues found in 56.0.0.

Steps:

• Update version and changelog
• Test with DataFusion Python
• Test with DataFusion Comet
• Test with delta.rs:
• Test vortex:
• Test with iceberg-rust:
• Test with LakeSail:
• Test with parquet viewer
• Test with datafusion-materialized-views
• Voting Thread:
• Publish to crates.io

Potential Content:

Bug Fixes

• TBD

Performance

• TBD

Other

• TBD

Minor Features:

• TBD