cuda-bindings 13.1.2 & 12.9.6 #1521

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
• Create a public rc tag
• Point QA to fetch public artifacts (wheels) from the GHA run ID, example: gh run download 12323257563 -p "cuda-core*" -R NVIDIA/cuda-python
• Wait for QA reports and fix any issues found
• 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
• If any code change happens, rebuild the wheels from the new tag
• Update the conda recipe & release conda packages
• Upload conda packages to nvidia channel
• Upload wheels to PyPI
• Post-release QA
• Finalize the announcement update
• Send out the announcement internally
• Send out the announcement externally (GitHub Release -> Announcement)