Merge pull request #7936 from jenshnielsen/changelog_0_56_0

Add changelog for 0.56.0

Author: jenshnielsen

docs/changes/0.56.0.rst

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+QCoDeS 0.56.0 (2026-03-16)
+==========================
+
+Breaking Changes:
+-----------------
+
+- Passing arguments as positional arguments is deprecated for ``ParameterBase``, ``Parameter``,
+  ``ArrayParameter``, ``DelegateParameter``, ``GroupParameter``, ``GroupedParameter``,
+  ``MultiParameter``, ``MultiChannelInstrumentParameter``, ``ElapsedTimeParameter``,
+  and ``InstrumentRefParameter``. Please pass all arguments except ``name`` as keyword arguments. (:pr:`7880`)
+
+
+Improved:
+---------
+
+- Enabled setting shape of Measurement in measurement_extensions.py. Added `shapes` to DataSetDefinition and use it in setup_measurement_instances to set shape of measurement. Added new tests for new use cases. (:pr:`7891`)

docs/changes/index.rst

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 .. toctree::
    Unreleased <unreleased>
+   0.56.0 <0.56.0>
    0.55.0 <0.55.0>
    0.54.4 <0.54.4>
    0.54.3 <0.54.3>