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## Summary by CodeRabbit
- **Chores**
- Updated the release workflow to include an additional step for
improved process reliability. No changes to user-facing functionality.
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Adds a script to change the lance dependency easily. To make this
change, I just had to run:
```bash
python ci/set_lance_version.py stable
```
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
- **New Features**
- Added a script to automate updating the Lance package version in
project dependencies.
- **Chores**
- Updated workflows to improve lockfile management and automate updates
during releases and publishing.
- Switched Lance dependencies from git-based references to fixed version
numbers for improved stability.
- Enhanced lockfile update script with an option to amend commits and
quieter output.
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
- **Chores**
- Updated various internal dependencies to newer versions for improved
stability and compatibility.
- Increased the version number for the Python package.
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