Release arrow-rs / parquet minor version `54.3.0` (Mar 2025)

[alamb]

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

Our release schedule is here https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs?tab=readme-ov-file#release-versioning-and-schedule

• We plan to release 54.2.0 in Release arrow-rs / parquet minor version 54.2.0 (~Mar~ Feb 2025) #7083
  This ticket tracks the next one

Items to fix before the release:

• Verify with downstream DataFusion tests: WIP: Test arrow-rs 54.3.0 upgrade datafusion#15285

Wishlist Items

• Experimental parquet decoder with first-class selection pushdown support #6921 from @XiangpengHao
• Improve Arrow-IPC performance by avoiding Unsafe Unchecked IPC Read RecordBatch #3287 (from @totoroyyb and @alamb )

Describe the solution you'd like

Create a release

• Release notes and bump version: Update version to 54.3.0 and update CHANGELOG #7295
• Release Candidate + Vote thread: https://lists.apache.org/thread/dwfzo6y245kko3jonsgk3pzbmq7lvxzs
• Release to crates.io / approval

Describe alternatives you've considered

Additional context

[Xuanwo]

Bring my comments from #7198

Hi, the ASF allows publishing hotfixes without a three-day voting period after a public discussion, as long as someone volunteers to be the RM. That means we can release a fix as long as we have gathered three +1 binding votes.

I'm happy to help with the release, but I'm not sure if it's possible for a non-committer to do so.

[Xuanwo]

I'm currently working on this. At the very least, I can prepare a version bump PR so @alamb can take the necessary follow-up actions.

[Xuanwo]

I create #7209 instead.

[alamb]

I plan to try and make a release candidate next weke (week of March 10)