version updates for 6.1.0rc0

Author: emilykl

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-## [6.1.0b0] - 2025-03-31
+## [6.1.0rc0] - 2025-05-01
 
 ### Updated
-- Add support for Kaleido >= v1.0.0 for image generation, and deprecate support for Kaleido<1 and Orca [[#5062](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5062)]
+- Add support for Kaleido>=v1.0.0 for image generation, and deprecate support for Kaleido<1 and Orca [[#5062](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5062)]
+- Reduce package bundle size by 18-24% via changes to code generation [[#4978](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/4978)]
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fix third-party widget display issues in v6 [[#5102](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5102)]
 - Add handling for case where `jupyterlab` or `notebook` is not installed [[#5104](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5104/files)]
 - Fix issue causing Plotly.js script to be embedded multiple times in Jupyter notebooks [[#5112](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5112)]
+- Re-add MIME renderer JupyterLab extension with JupyterLab 4 support to reduce file sizes for offline notebooks [[#5096](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5096)]
+- Fix issue preventing plots from rendering in HTML notebook export when using 'vscode+notebook' renderer [[#5154](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5154)]
 
 ## [6.0.1] - 2025-03-14
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 "HomePage" = "https://plotly.com/python/"
 "Documentation" = "https://plotly.com/python/"
 "Github" = "https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py"
-"Changelog" = "https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"
+"Changelog" = "https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 markers = [
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 license = {file="LICENSE.txt"}
-version = "6.1.0b0"
+version = "6.1.0rc0"
 dependencies = [
     "narwhals>=1.15.1",
     "packaging"