feat!: mark the repository as deprecated (v1.4.1) (#318)

Ref: https://github.com/openedx/blockstore/issues/314

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@ Change Log
 
    This project adheres to Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/).
 
-.. There should always be an "Unreleased" section for changes pending release.
+[1.4.1] - 2024-02-15
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This package is now `DEPRECATED <https://github.com/openedx/blockstore/issues/314>`_!
+This is the final release.
+Please use `Learing Core <https://github.com/openedx/openedx-learning/>` instead.
 
-Unreleased
-~~~~~~~~~~
+Changed
+_______
 
 * Removed custom datetime parser in favor of ``datetime.fromisoformat`` which is more robust.
 

README.rst

@@ -2,7 +2,18 @@
 Blockstore
 ==========
 
-|status-badge| |license-badge| |ci-badge|
+----------
+⚠️ NOTICE ⚠️
+----------
+
+Blockstore has been `deprecated <https://github.com/openedx/blockstore/issues/314>`_.
+It will no longer receive maintenance, bugfixes, PRs, requests, or security patches.
+
+Please check out the
+`Learning Core <https://github.com/openedx/openedx-learning/>`_ project instead,
+which continues the goals of Blockstore.
+
+|license-badge| |ci-badge|
 
 -------
 Purpose
@@ -267,9 +278,6 @@ Please do not report security issues in public. Please email security@openedx.or
     :target: https://github.com/openedx/blockstore/actions
     :alt: Test suite status
 
-.. |status-badge| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-Maintained-brightgreen
-    :alt: Maintained
-
 .. |license-badge| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/license/openedx/blockstore.svg
     :target: https://github.com/openedx/blockstore/blob/master/LICENSE
     :alt: License

blockstore/__init__.py

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Blockstore is a system for storing educational content.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.4.0'
+__version__ = '1.4.1'

setup.py

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def is_requirement(line):
     zip_safe=False,
     keywords='Python edx',
     classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
+        'Development Status :: 7 - Inactive',
         'Framework :: Django',
         'Framework :: Django :: 3.2',
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',