[doc-only] Add cuda-pathfinder 1.3.5 release notes (#1654)

Document the 1.3.5 highlights and add the docs version entry so published docs can link to this release.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

Author: rwgk

cuda_pathfinder/docs/nv-versions.json

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
         "version": "latest",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/latest/"
     },
+    {
+        "version": "1.3.5",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/1.3.5/"
+    },
     {
         "version": "1.3.4",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/1.3.4/"

cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.3.5-notes.rst

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+.. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+.. py:currentmodule:: cuda.pathfinder
+
+``cuda-pathfinder`` 1.3.5 Release notes
+=======================================
+
+Released on Feb 19, 2026
+
+Highlights
+----------
+
+* Add support for loading NVIDIA driver libraries (``"cuda"``, ``"nvml"``)
+  via ``load_nvidia_dynamic_lib()``, and reject unsupported library names
+  with ``ValueError``.
+  (`PR #1602 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/1602>`_)
+
+* Add bitcode library discovery helpers and public API support, including
+  ``find_bitcode_lib()``, ``locate_bitcode_lib()``, and ``SUPPORTED_BITCODE_LIBS``.
+  (`PR #1218 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/1218>`_)