cuda-core v1.2.2 release checklist #3093

Tasks for cuda-core and cuda-bindings patch release

• File an internal nvbug to communicate test plan & release schedule with QA
• Ensure all pending PRs are reviewed, tested, and merged
• Check (or update if needed) the dependency requirements
• Sweep deprecations whose stated removal version has arrived (grep -rn 'deprecated::' cuda_core/cuda) and remove any that are due
• Finalize the doc update, including release notes ("Note: Touching docstrings/type annotations in code is OK during code freeze, apply your best judgement!")
• Update the docs for the new version
• Create a public release tag
• Wait for the tag-triggered CI run to complete, and use that run ID for release workflows (this will upload the release to PyPI)
• Publish the release at https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/releases (this will trigger the conda package update)
• Approve the conda-package update PR
• Post-release QA
• Finalize the announcement update
• Send out the announcement internally (on #swcuda-python)
• Send out the announcement externally (GitHub Release -> Announcement)
• For a cuda-bindings release, make sure MAJOR and MAJOR-1 releases are made, as well as releases of cuda-python for MAJOR and MAJOR-1