Release 1.9

[rickeylev]

Tracking issue for release 1.9

release doc: https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/blob/main/RELEASING.md

RC0

• Create release/1.9 branch
• Include docs(gazelle): Add versionadded details to some Gazelle directives.md #3624
• Tag rc0
• BCR: {rules_python,rules_python_gazelle_plugin}@1.9.0-rc0 bazelbuild/bazel-central-registry#7661

RC1

• feat(pypi): make whl_library reproducible under pipstar #3589
• Tag 1.9.0-rc1
• BCR: {rules_python,rules_python_gazelle_plugin}@1.9.0-rc1 bazelbuild/bazel-central-registry#7671

Blockers for final:

• None as of 2/22

Final:

• Tag final

[rickeylev]

1.9.0-rc0 is available

[aignas]

Was wondering if we should also merge #3589 in order to have the whl_library cached for wheel extracts.

[rickeylev]

1.9.0-rc1 is available with 3589