Release arrow-rs / parquet Minor version `59.2.0` (July 2026)

[alamb]

Let's keep the code flowing. Part of

• [EPIC] A collection of release tickets #7392

Release Checklist:

• Verify with downstream DataFusion tests:
• Release notes and bump version:
• Release Candidate + Vote thread:
• Release to crates.io / approval:
• Create follow on tickets

Required items for release

• None yet

Requested items for release

• feat(coalesce): add size function #10331 - from @rluvaton
• Soundness: Out-of-bounds read in MutableBuffer::push via misbehaving ToByteSlice #10252 from @alamb
• parquet: Remove explicit object_store integration #10354 from @brancz

[rluvaton]

Would really love to include the following PR so I can fix a bug in datafusion for unaccounted memory

• feat(coalesce): add size function #10331

[brancz]

Would really appreciate if we could get #10354 in (and I can quickly follow up with the avro counterpart once we settle on the approach).

[alamb]

Would really appreciate if we could get #10354 in (and I can quickly follow up with the avro counterpart once we settle on the approach).

Thanks -- I will try and review it

[alamb]

I plan to make a RC later this week (shooting to start voting Friday Jul 31 or Saturday Aug 1

I am traveling this week so I won't have a huge amount of time to review stuff, but I should have some.

[alamb]

Will try and use this new script from @Jefffrey for the release

• Better changelog generation via git-cliff #10451

[alamb]

I think we are looking pretty good for a release candidate on Thursday. Anything else that we want to get in before I make the release?