v2.14.0rc1

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2.14.0rc1 (2023-12-07)

Features

• Add support for Python 3.12 (#1187) (ecf4150)
• Support object retention lock (#1188) (a179337)

Bug Fixes

• Clarify error message and docstrings in Blob class method (#1196) (92c20d3)
• Propagate timeout in BlobWriter (#1186) (22f36da), closes #1184
• Use native namespace to avoid pkg_resources warnings (#1176) (2ed915e)

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