MQT QMAP 2.6.0 Release

👀 What Changed

This release brings along quite some project configuration updates.
Most notably, it marks the first release to ship Python 3.13 wheels (including the free-threading variant).

In addition, it marks the first release containing compilation methods for neutral atom architectures.

🚀 Features and Enhancements

• ✨ Python 3.13 Support @burgholzer (#498)
• 🚸 add configurable repo owner for mqt-core dependency @burgholzer (#482)
• 🚸 Improved usability for FindZ3.cmake @burgholzer (#471)
• ✨ Hybrid Neutral Atom Mapper @lsschmid (#458)
• ✨ Neutral Atom Mapper @ystade (#417)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• 🩹 Fix Qubit out of Bounds Error @ystade (#496)
• 🩹 Keep na arch alive 2 @lsschmid (#474)
• ✅ Refine NALAC tests @ystade (#470)
• 💚 Resolve irregularly failing tests @ystade (#469)
• 🚸 Hide uninstall target when it exists in superproject @ystade (#454)

📄 Documentation

• 📝 Update Publications @burgholzer (#484)
• 🍱 MQT branding @burgholzer (#451)
• 📝 Improve and Update documentation @ystade (#450)

🤖 CI

• ⬆️ update mqt-workflows to v1.3 (moving tag) @burgholzer (#504)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit config @burgholzer (#502)
• 📦 add artifact attestation @burgholzer (#487)
• ⬆️ update mqt-workflows to 1.1.1 @burgholzer (#479)
• ⚡🔧 Faster cibuildwheel and better Windows wheel repair @burgholzer (#475)
• 💚 Resolve irregularly failing tests @ystade (#469)
• ⬆️ update to mqt-workflows==1.0.1 @burgholzer (#461)
• ⬆️ update black version in blacken-docs @burgholzer (#460)
• 🧱 switch to dedicated reusable MQT workflows @burgholzer (#456)
• 👷⬆️ update reusable workflows @burgholzer (#447)

📦 Packaging

• ⬆️ update to scikit-build-core 0.10 @burgholzer (#503)
• ✨ Python 3.13 Support @burgholzer (#498)
• ⚡ only build bindings target for Python package @burgholzer (#486)
• 📦 add artifact attestation @burgholzer (#487)
• 📦 smaller Python wheels @burgholzer (#457)

🧹 Code Quality

• 🚨 Fix new warnings revealed by clang-tidy 18 @burgholzer (#462)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit config @burgholzer (#502)
• 🎨 Code format and linting config update @burgholzer (#480)

⬆️ Dependencies

36 changes

• ⬆️ Update cda-tum/mqt-core @github-actions (#505)
• ⬆️ update to scikit-build-core 0.10 @burgholzer (#503)
• ⬆️ update mqt-workflows to v1.3 (moving tag) @burgholzer (#504)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit config @burgholzer (#502)
• Bump cda-tum/mqt-workflows from 1.1.5 to 1.2.1 in the github-actions group @dependabot (#501)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#499)
• Bump actions/attest-build-provenance from 1.3.3 to 1.4.0 in the github-actions group @dependabot (#497)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#495)
• Bump cda-tum/mqt-workflows from 1.1.4 to 1.1.5 in the github-actions group @dependabot (#494)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#492)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#491)
• Bump actions/attest-build-provenance from 1.3.2 to 1.3.3 in the github-actions group @dependabot (#490)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#489)
• Bump cda-tum/mqt-workflows from 1.1.3 to 1.1.4 in the github-actions group @dependabot (#488)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#485)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#483)
• 🚸 add configurable repo owner for mqt-core dependency @burgholzer (#482)
• ⬆️ update mqt-workflows to 1.1.1 @burgholzer (#479)
• ⬆️ Update cda-tum/mqt-core @github-actions (#478)
• ⚡🔧 Faster cibuildwheel and better Windows wheel repair @burgholzer (#475)
• 🧱 Include MQT Core via FetchContent instead as submodule @ystade (#455)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#476)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#472)
• 🚸 Improved usability for FindZ3.cmake @burgholzer (#471)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#468)
• Bump extern/mqt-core from e090e10 to 4db8776 in the submodules group @dependabot (#467)
• ⬆️ update to mqt-workflows==1.0.1 @burgholzer (#461)
• ⬆️ update black version in blacken-docs @burgholzer (#460)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#459)
• 🧱 switch to dedicated reusable MQT workflows @burgholzer (#456)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#453)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#452)
• Bump extern/mqt-core from 5f88f68 to 8fbfaa5 in the submodules group @dependabot (#449)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#448)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#446)
• ⬆️🪝 update pre-commit hooks @pre-commit-ci (#445)

Full Changelog: v2.5.1...v2.6.0