chore: Release v3.9.3 (#9961)

Bump changelog for release v3.9.3

## Summary by Sourcery

Prepare the project for the v3.9.3 release and document the changes.

Build:
- Bump project, docs, and tooling version metadata from 3.9.2 to 3.9.3
and update uv lockfile to reflect dependency constraint changes.

Documentation:
- Add v3.9.3 release notes to the changelog describing packaging
updates.

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chore: Release v4.2.0 (#9956)

Bump changelog for release v4.2.0

## Summary by Sourcery

Prepare the v4.2.0 release by updating changelog entries and version
metadata across the project.

New Features:
- Add automatic creation of .gitignore and CACHEDIR.TAG files in the
.meltano directory.
- Expose state store migration and lifecycle control via new
StateStoreManager interfaces and context management.
- Improve CLI UX by showing required setting indicators and surfacing
extractor discovery stderr at the default log level.

Bug Fixes:
- Resolve incorrect warnings for nested extra settings and improve
handling of ephemeral state IDs.
- Fix state backend persistence error handling and allow fractional
retry delays in lock acquisition.
- Preserve existing loggers when configuring SDK-based plugin logging
and drop None values loaded from .env files.
- Restore compatibility of meltano state set --input-file with click
8.1.

Enhancements:
- Refine plugin- and settings-related typing and protocols, including
PluginInstaller and SettingDefinition.
- Centralize virtualenv management into a dedicated service, reuse
ProjectDirsService and Project.dirs APIs, and adjust venv recreation
behavior.
- Align codebase with updated tooling and style guidance, including
newer Ruff and click ParamType overrides.
- Tweak logging frame configuration constants for clearer stack frame
selection.

Documentation:
- Refresh and expand documentation, including environments, production
guidance, tutorials, architecture overview, and AI usage guidelines.
- Fix multiple broken links, images, typos, and footer metadata across
the docs site.
- Document advanced configuration examples and contribution guidance
around AI coding agents.

Chores:
- Update packaging constraints for virtualenv, click, uv, and boto3
dependencies.
- Bump project, docs, and tooling version references from 4.1.2 to
4.2.0.

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chore: Release v4.1.2 (#9801)

Bump changelog for release v4.1.2

## Summary by Sourcery

Prepare the project for the v4.1.2 release with updated packaging
requirements and version metadata.

Enhancements:
- Document and enforce updated dependency requirements, including
google-cloud-storage 3+, uv 0.8.14+, and support for pip 26.0.

Build:
- Bump project and tooling versions to 4.1.2 across configuration files
and lock dependencies accordingly.

Documentation:
- Update documentation site package metadata and GitHub issue template
to reference version 4.1.2.

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chore: Release v3.9.2 (#9805)

Bump changelog for release v3.9.2

## Summary by Sourcery

Prepare the v3.9.2 patch release.

Build:
- Bump project, tooling, and documentation package versions from 3.9.1
to 3.9.2, including lockfile updates.

Documentation:
- Update changelog with a new v3.9.2 section header.
- Refresh GitHub issue template version placeholder to reference v3.9.2.

Chores:
- Align commitizen configuration with the v3.9.2 version tag.

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chore: Release v4.1.1 (#9794)

Bump changelog for release v4.1.1

## Summary by Sourcery

Prepare the 4.1.1 patch release, documenting changes and updating
version metadata across the project.

Bug Fixes:
- Document the requirement to use structlog version 25.5.0 or higher for
this release.

Build:
- Bump project version to 4.1.1 in pyproject, commitizen config, and
docs package metadata.

Documentation:
- Update the changelog with a new 4.1.1 section describing the included
bug fix.
- Refresh the bug report issue template to reference Meltano version
4.1.1.

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chore: Release v4.1.0 (#9789)

Bump changelog for release v4.1.0

## Summary by Sourcery

Prepare the 4.1.0 release by updating metadata, changelog, and related
version references.

New Features:
- Document new features in v4.1.0 including stale table cleanup,
enhanced console output, and automatic selection of supported Python
versions for plugins.

Bug Fixes:
- Document fixes to error handling and messaging, including always
showing Slack community info and avoiding tracebacks for known CLI-level
errors.

Enhancements:
- Record internal improvements such as simplified state backend creation
and switching to direct jsonschema usage.
- Document performance changes reverting to synchronous APIs for writing
tap catalog files post-discovery.

Build:
- Bump project version to 4.1.0 in packaging metadata and related
configuration files.

Documentation:
- Update changelog and plugin definition documentation to reflect
current options and the 4.1.0 release.

Chores:
- Update issue template placeholders and docs package.json version to
reference Meltano 4.1.0.

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chore: Release v4.0.9 (#9747)

Bump changelog for release v4.0.9

## Summary by Sourcery

Prepare v4.0.9 release with updated metadata and changelog entries.

New Features:
- Document removal of stale tables related to the deprecated UI/API.

Bug Fixes:
- Document fixes for plugin YAML handling when using the python
attribute, reduced Alembic logging noise, and a virtualenv dependency
bump.

Enhancements:
- Document new linting rules, improved type safety in settings
management, and more reliable resource file loading.
- Update project version references and templates to v4.0.9 across the
repository.

Build:
- Remove a redundant license classifier in packaging metadata.

Documentation:
- Document lock file maintenance, updated guidance for publishing custom
plugins to Meltano Hub, and corrected meltano config usage examples.

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chore: Release v4.0.8 (#9691)

Bump changelog for release v4.0.8

## Summary by Sourcery

Prepare the project for the v4.0.8 release with documented changes and
version updates.

Bug Fixes:
- Document fixes for a migration error message typo, nested date-time
serialization in plugin configuration, and plugin log parsing during
`meltano invoke`.

Build:
- Bump core project version references from 4.0.7 to 4.0.8 in packaging
and tooling configuration.

Documentation:
- Update changelog with the v4.0.8 release notes and align
documentation-related version metadata, including the docs site package
and bug report template placeholder.

Chores:
- Regenerate or update lockfile artifacts for the new release version.

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chore: Release v4.0.7 (#9679)

Bump changelog for release v4.0.7

## Summary by Sourcery

Prepare the 4.0.7 release, including dependency cleanup, documentation
updates, and version metadata bumps across the project.

Enhancements:
- Remove the unused dependency on `click-didyoumean`.
- Update packaging to require hatchling 1.28.0.

Build:
- Bump project and tooling versions from 4.0.6 to 4.0.7, including
pyproject, docs package.json, and commitizen configuration.

Documentation:
- Document the 4.0.7 release in the changelog, including under-the-hood,
documentation, and packaging notes.
- Update `meltano config` documentation examples to reflect the new
command syntax and ordering.

Chores:
- Update the GitHub bug report template to reference Meltano version
4.0.7.
- Refresh lockfile to reflect updated Python packaging metadata and
dependencies.

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chore: Release v4.0.6 (#9649)

Bump changelog for release v4.0.6

## Summary by Sourcery

Prepare release v4.0.6 by updating version references, adding release
notes, and applying dependency and documentation fixes

Bug Fixes:
- Bump fasteners dependency to 0.20

Build:
- Bump project version to 4.0.6 across pyproject.toml, commitizen
config, docs package.json, GitHub issue template, and lockfile

Documentation:
- Fix command syntax in troubleshooting documentation

Chores:
- Update CHANGELOG.md with v4.0.6 release notes

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