🔖 release v1.2.3

## 1.2.3

* [CHORE] add highlights section to README and docs with key features and usage notes

Author: techouse

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.2.3
+
+* [CHORE] add highlights section to README and docs with key features and usage notes
+
 ## 1.2.2
 
 * [CHORE] update pyproject.toml with improved metadata, optional dev dependencies, and wheel build config

src/qs_codec/__init__.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 """
 
 # Package version (PEP 440). Bump in lockstep with distribution metadata.
-__version__ = "1.2.2"
+__version__ = "1.2.3"
 
 from .decode import decode, load, loads
 from .encode import dumps, encode