Release sqlparser-rs version `0.61.0` around 2026-02-01

[alamb]

Follow on to

• Release sqlparser-rs version 0.60.0 around 2025-11-15 #2045

This ticket tracks creating the next sqlparser release (mostly so others can follow along)

Target Release Date: Approximately 2026-02-01 (2 months after the last release)

Release instructions: https://github.com/apache/datafusion-sqlparser-rs/blob/main/dev/release/README.md

Steps:

• Tested with DataFusion: Upgrade to sqlparser 0.61.0 datafusion#20177
• Make a PR to update version / CHANGELOG.md: Prepare to release sqlparser 0.61.0 and sqlparser_derive 0.5.0 #2195
• Create a Release Candidate (RC) and start vote: Release sqlparser-rs version 0.62.0 around 2026-04-01 #2196
• (When vote is approved) release to crates.io
• Make ticket for next release:

Required fixes:

• None yet 🎉

[Samyak2]

Bumping this up. Is there anything that I (as a non-maintainer and a new contributor) can do to help move it closer to a release? Perhaps the testing with datafusion?

[alamb]

Testing with DataFusion is a great idea. Thank you for bumping this -- it was not on my radar. I will put it on my list for this week

[alamb]

@iffyio is there anything we should wait for before releasing the next version of sqlparser?

[iffyio]

@alamb nothing specific to wait on, I think we should be good to release!

[alamb]

Will work on a release candidate tomorrow

[alamb]

I made a PR to bump the version and changelog

• Prepare to release sqlparser 0.61.0 and sqlparser_derive 0.5.0 #2195

[alamb]

I also made a PR to test the upgrade with DataFusion. However, I hit some errors:

• Upgrade to sqlparser 0.61.0 datafusion#20177 (comment)