Update version to 2.10.0

Author: rly

core/nwb.file.yaml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ groups:
   attributes:
   - name: nwb_version
     dtype: text
-    value: "2.9.0"
+    value: "2.10.0-alpha"
     doc: File version string. Use semantic versioning, e.g. 1.2.1. This will be the
       name of the format with trailing major, minor and patch numbers.
   datasets:

core/nwb.namespace.yaml

@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ namespaces:
   - doc: This source module contains neurodata_type for retinotopy data.
     source: nwb.retinotopy.yaml
     title: Retinotopy
-  version: "2.9.0"
+  version: "2.10.0"

docs/format/source/conf.py

@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ def setup(app):
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '2.9.0'
+version = '2.10.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '2.9.0'
+release = '2.10.0-alpha'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.

docs/format/source/format_release_notes.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
+2.10.0 (Upcoming)
+-----------------
+
+Major changes
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+- Implemented NWBEP001 -- Added new neurodata types ``EventsTable``, ``AnnotationsTable``, ``TimestampsVectorData``, ``DurationVectorData``, ``CategoricalVectorData``, and ``MeaningsTable``.
+- Deprecated the use of "instantaneous" for ``TimeSeries/data.continuity``.
+- Deprecated ``BehavioralEvents`` in favor of placing ``EventsTable`` tables in ``NWBFile/events``.
+
 2.9.0 (June 26, 2025)
 ---------------------
 
@@ -24,10 +33,6 @@ Major changes
 - Made ``SpikeEventSeries.timestamps`` explicitly required as described in the documentation. (#629)
 - Allowed ``EventDetection`` to have shape (num_events, 2) to store the channel index of the detected event. (#620)
 
-- Implemented NWBEP001 -- Added new neurodata types ``EventsTable``, ``AnnotationsTable``, ``TimestampsVectorData``, ``DurationVectorData``, ``CategoricalVectorData``, and ``MeaningsTable``.
-- Deprecated the use of "instantaneous" for ``TimeSeries/data.continuity``.
-- Deprecated ``BehavioralEvents`` in favor of placing ``EventsTable`` tables in ``NWBFile/events``.
-
 Minor changes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 - Made group quantities consistent ("1 or more") across data interfaces / wrapper types (#613)