Release 4.40.0

Release Summary

This release introduces Python 3.14 preview support and adds support for Service Bus message settlement.

What's Changed

• New Features:

  • feat: support python 3.14 by @hallvictoria in #1766
  • feat: support sb settlement client by @hallvictoria in #1763

• Build & Testing (internal):

  • chore: validate artifact by @hallvictoria in #1756
  • build: update azurefunctions-extensions-bindings-blob version to 1.1.1 by @hallvictoria in #1762
  • build: update azurefunctions-extensions-base version to 1.1.0 by @hallvictoria in #1765
  • build: update azurefunctions-extensions-bindings-servicebus version to 1.0.0b2 by @hallvictoria in #1767
  • test: add ServiceBus SDK tests by @hallvictoria in #1678

Runtime Version

• 4.1044
• azure-functions-runtime==1.0.0
• azure-functions-runtime-v1==1.0.0
• azure-functions==1.24.0b4

Full Changelog: 4.39.2...4.40.0