Release arrow-rs / parquet Minor version `55.1.0` (May 2025)

[alamb]

Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge? Please describe what you are trying to do.

Let's keep the code flowing. Part of

• [EPIC] A collection of release tickets #7392

Release Checklist:

• Verify with downstream DataFusion tests: Update Dependency to arrow/parquet 55.1.0 datafusion#16012
• Release notes and bump version: Prepare for 55.1.0 release: Version update and update CHANGELOG #7486
• Release Candidate + Vote thread: https://lists.apache.org/thread/mpj7fbm9lx8nbmjl298fwk710qonj46t
• Release to crates.io / approval:
• Create follow on tickets: Release arrow-rs / parquet Minor version 55.2.0 (June 2025) #7394

Requested items for release

(list any items here that we would like to see in the release)

[alamb]

There are two issues waiting on release that i think warrant building a new arrow-rs relese

• Parquet: Expose accessors from ArrowReaderOptions #7400
• Handle compressed empty DataPage v2 #7389

This I plan to create a PR to prepare the release later today

[alamb]

We have a RC and have begun voting: https://lists.apache.org/thread/mpj7fbm9lx8nbmjl298fwk710qonj46t

[alamb]

I am just waiting for one more PMC member to approve the release and then we'll be good to release to crates.io

[alamb]

The release has been approved and published to crates.io: https://crates.io/crates/arrow/55.1.0

Thanks to @paleolimbot and @viirya for PMC votes to help make it happen 🙏

[alamb]

label_issue.py automatically added labels {'parquet'} from #7389