🔖 Prepare release of v3.6.0

.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
-      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@5de93583980a40bd78603b6dfdcda5b4df377b32 # v7.2.0
+      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@563bf132657a13ded0b01fcb723c5a58cdd824e2 # v7.2.1

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ repos:
 
   ## Check JSON schemata
   - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-    rev: 0.37.1
+    rev: 0.37.2
     hooks:
       - id: check-github-workflows
         priority: 0
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ repos:
 
   ## Check pyproject.toml file
   - repo: https://github.com/henryiii/validate-pyproject-schema-store
-    rev: 2026.04.11
+    rev: 2026.04.26
     hooks:
       - id: validate-pyproject
         priority: 0
 
   ## Ensure uv.lock is up to date
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv-pre-commit
-    rev: 0.11.6
+    rev: 0.11.8
     hooks:
       - id: uv-lock
         priority: 0
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ repos:
 
   ## Check for typos
   - repo: https://github.com/adhtruong/mirrors-typos
-    rev: v1.45.0
+    rev: v1.46.0
     hooks:
       - id: typos
         priority: 3
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ repos:
 
   ## Format configuration files with prettier
   - repo: https://github.com/rbubley/mirrors-prettier
-    rev: v3.8.2
+    rev: v3.8.3
     hooks:
       - id: prettier
         types_or: [yaml, markdown, html, css, scss, javascript, json, json5]
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ repos:
 
   ## Format C++ files with clang-format
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-clang-format
-    rev: v22.1.3
+    rev: v22.1.4
     hooks:
       - id: clang-format
         types_or: [c++, c, cuda]
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ repos:
 
   ## Format and lint Python files with ruff
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.15.10
+    rev: v0.15.12
     hooks:
       - id: ruff-format
         types_or: [python, pyi, jupyter, markdown]

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning], with the exception that minor rel
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [3.6.0] - 2026-05-13
+
+_If you are upgrading: please see [`UPGRADING.md`](UPGRADING.md#360)._
+
 ### Added
 
 - 🚸 Add a measurement instruction to the default SC QDMI device ([#1694]) ([**@burgholzer**])
@@ -344,7 +348,8 @@ _📚 Refer to the [GitHub Release Notes](https://github.com/munich-quantum-tool
 
 <!-- Version links -->
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/compare/v3.5.1...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/compare/v3.6.0...HEAD
+[3.6.0]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0
 [3.5.1]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/releases/tag/v3.5.1
 [3.5.0]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/releases/tag/v3.5.0
 [3.4.1]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/releases/tag/v3.4.1

UPGRADING.md

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ This document describes breaking changes and how to upgrade. For a complete list
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [3.6.0]
+
+The shared library ABI version (`SOVERSION`) is increased from `3.5` to `3.6`.
+Thus, consuming libraries need to update their wheel repair configuration for `cibuildwheel` to ensure the `mqt-core` libraries are properly skipped in the wheel repair step.
+
 ### Changes to builtin QDMI devices
 
 The builtin QDMI devices (with prefixes `MQT_SC`, `MQT_NA`, and `MQT_DDSIM`) are now all built as shared libraries by default.
@@ -225,7 +230,8 @@ It also requires the `uv` library version 0.5.20 or higher.
 
 <!-- Version links -->
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/compare/v3.5.1...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/compare/v3.6.0...HEAD
+[3.6.0]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/compare/v3.5.1...v3.6.0
 [3.5.1]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/compare/v3.5.0...v3.5.1
 [3.5.0]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/compare/v3.4.0...v3.5.0
 [3.4.0]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/compare/v3.3.0...v3.4.0

cmake/AddMQTCoreLibrary.cmake

@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ function(add_mqt_core_library name)
                  VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN 1)
   endif()
 
+  # Always compile with position-independent code to enable usage in shared libraries
+  set_target_properties(${name} PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+
   # Set versioning information
   set_target_properties(
     ${name}