v2025.03.1

This release brings the ability to specify fill_value and write_empty_chunks for Zarr V3 stores, and a few bug fixes.
Thanks to the 10 contributors to this release:
Andrecho, Deepak Cherian, Ian Hunt-Isaak, Karl Krauth, Mathias Hauser, Maximilian Roos, Nick Hodgskin (🦎 Vecko), Spencer Clark, Tom Nicholas and wpbonelli.

What's Changed

• Add dev whats-new by @dcherian in #10152
• Fix GitHub Actions badge in README by @spencerkclark in #10155
• Forbid datatree to zarr append dim by @TomNicholas in #10156
• Fix numpy advanced indexing docs link by @wpbonelli in #10160
• Update DataArray.to_zarr to match Dataset.to_zarr. by @Karl-Krauth in #10164
• Preserve label ordering for multi-variable GroupBy by @dcherian in #10151
• Move chunks-related functions to a new file by @max-sixty in #10172
• Move fit computation code to dedicated new file by @max-sixty in #10174
• Fix GroupBy first, last with flox by @dcherian in #10173
• Allow setting fill_value on Zarr format 3 arrays by @dcherian in #10161
• DataTree: sel & isel add error context by @mathause in #10154
• DOC: Update docstring to reflect renamed section (modifying Zarr stores) by @VeckoTheGecko in #10180
• Use explicit repo name in upstream wheels by @ianhi in #10181
• Fix: Correct axis labelling with units for FacetGrid plots by @andrewendlinger in #10185
• Vendor pandas to xarray conversion tests by @dcherian in #10187
• Support zarr write_empty_chunks for zarr-python 3 and up by @ianhi in #10177
• release 2025.03.1 by @dcherian in #10188

New Contributors

• @wpbonelli made their first contribution in #10160
• @andrewendlinger made their first contribution in #10185

Full Changelog: v2025.03.0...v2025.03.1