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• [EPIC] A collection of release tickets #7392

Release Checklist:

• Verify with downstream DataFusion tests: Upgrade DataFusion to arrow/parquet 57.0.0 datafusion#17888
• Release notes and bump version: Prepare for 57.0.0 release #8644
• Release Candidate + Vote thread: https://lists.apache.org/thread/p1xfockx2dbs7cvkr1p7ly5ffvrm196m
• Release to crates.io / approval: https://lists.apache.org/thread/6ffkbm88g3mjh1orpnf3kg1pmxl3ocpf
• Create follow on tickets: Release arrow-rs / parquet Minor version 57.1.0 (November 2025) #8464

Requested items for release

• Column with List(Struct) causes failed to decode level data for struct array (regression in 56) #8404