chore: bump version to 2.1.0 and update changelog (#1096)

Author: faviansamatha

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,6 +3,26 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/#semantic-versioning-200).
 
+## [2.1.0] - 2026-02-11
+### :magic_wand: Added
+* [Failover v2 Plugin](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/blob/main/docs/using-the-python-wrapper/using-plugins/UsingTheFailoverPlugin.md), an improved version of the failover plugin with enhanced reliability ([PR #1079](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1079)).
+* [Django support for MySQL](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/blob/c1e33f9d4468993063439bacaae7993ebe89d691/docs/using-the-python-wrapper/DjangoSupport.md) ([PR #1077](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1077)).
+
+### :bug: Fixed
+* Properly handling nested errors in auth plugins ([PR #1092](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1092)).
+* Populate opened connection queue with url ([PR #1094](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1094)).
+* Spawning unnecessary threads due to ClassVars ([PR #1090](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1090)).
+* [Incorrect cleanup thread sleep time issue](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/issues/1087) ([PR #1090](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1090)).
+* Aurora connection tracker and writer host comparison ([PR #1081](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1081)).
+* Sliding expiration cache concurrent access exceptions ([PR #1089](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1089)).
+* Stale DNS plugin when connected to reader ([PR #1086](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1086)).
+* Read/write splitting + custom endpoint plugin issue when switching to writer ([PR #1080](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1080)).
+* Move `conn.release_resources()` to close method instead of `__del__` to avoid relying on GC to release resources ([PR #1078](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1078)).
+
+### :crab: Changed
+* Performance optimization for auth plugins by caching clients and sessions ([PR #1084](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1084)).
+* Update documentation for AWS credentials requirements for plugins using the AWS SDK ([PR #1093](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/pull/1093)).
+
 ## [2.0.0] - 2026-01-14
 ### :crab: Breaking Changes
 > [!WARNING]
@@ -82,6 +102,7 @@ The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Python Wrapper allows an application to t
 * Support for PostgreSQL
 * Support for MySQL
 
+[2.1.0]: https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/compare/2.0.0...2.1.0
 [2.0.0]: https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/compare/1.4.0...2.0.0
 [1.4.0]: https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/compare/1.3.0...1.4.0
 [1.3.0]: https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/compare/1.2.0...1.3.0

Maintenance.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 | July 28, 2025     | [Release 1.3.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/releases/tag/1.3.0) |
 | October 17, 2025  | [Release 1.4.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/releases/tag/1.4.0) |
 | January 14, 2026  | [Release 2.0.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/releases/tag/2.0.0) |
+| February 11, 2026 | [Release 2.0.0](https://github.com/aws/aws-advanced-python-wrapper/releases/tag/2.1.0) |
 
 `aws-advanced-python-wrapper` [follows semver](https://semver.org/#semantic-versioning-200) which means we will only
 release breaking changes in major versions. Generally speaking patches will be released to fix existing problems without
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ and log all changes in the changelog at the bottom of this page.
 For `aws-advanced-python-wrapper` new features and active development always takes place against the newest version.
 The `aws-advanced-python-wrapper` project follows the semantic versioning specification for assigning version numbers
 to releases, so you should be able to upgrade to the latest minor version of that same major version of the
-software without encountering incompatible changes (e.g., 1.1.0 → 1.4.x).
+software without encountering incompatible changes (e.g., 2.0.0 → 2.1.x).
 
 Sometimes an incompatible change is unavoidable. When this happens, the software’s maintainers will increment
 the major version number (e.g., increment from `aws-advanced-python-wrapper` 2.0.0 to `aws-advanced-python-wrapper` 3.0.0).
@@ -62,4 +63,4 @@ from the updated source after the PRs are merged.
 | Major Version | Latest Minor Version | Status      | Initial Release     | Maintenance Window Start     | Maintenance Window End |
 |---------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
 | 1             | 1.4.0                | Maintenance | May 16, 2024        | January 14, 2026             | January 14, 2027       |
-| 2             | 2.0.0                | Current     | January 14, 2026    | N/A                          | N/A                    |
+| 2             | 2.1.0                | Current     | January 14, 2026    | N/A                          | N/A                    |

aws_advanced_python_wrapper/driver_info.py

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 
 class DriverInfo:
     DRIVER_NAME = "aws_advanced_python_wrapper"
-    DRIVER_VERSION = "2.0.0"
+    DRIVER_VERSION = "2.1.0"

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "aws_advanced_python_wrapper"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.1.0"
 description = "Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Python Wrapper"
 authors = ["Amazon Web Services"]
 readme = "README.md"

tests/__init__.py

@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.0.0"
+__version__ = "2.1.0"