build(2.6.0): bump version and update docs

[typecastcloud]

Description

• bump version
• update docs (merge RC logs and add known knowns)

Why

To prepare the branch for the release v2.6.0

Issue

#567

Checklist

• I have followed the contributing guidelines
• I have performed IP checks for added or updated 3rd party libraries
• I have created and linked IP issues or requested their creation by a committer
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have successfully tested my changes locally
• I have added tests that prove my changes work
• I have checked that new and existing tests pass locally with my changes
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas

[sonarqubecloud]

Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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