release 4.41.0

Author: gaborbernat

docs/changelog.rst

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 .. towncrier release notes start
 
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+ v4.41.0 (2026-02-19)
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+
+Features - 4.41.0
+=================
+
+- Add ``package = "deps-only"`` mode that installs the package's dependencies (including extras) without building or
+  installing the package itself. For projects with static :PEP:`621` metadata, dependencies are read directly from
+  ``pyproject.toml`` without creating a packaging environment - by :user:`gaborbernat`. (:issue:`2301`)
+- Prefer TOML-native configuration (``[tool.tox]``) over ``legacy_tox_ini`` when both are present in ``pyproject.toml``,
+  allowing users to include a ``legacy_tox_ini`` section with ``min_version`` for older tox versions while using native
+  TOML config for newer ones - by :user:`rahuldevikar`. (:issue:`3402`)
+
+Bugfixes - 4.41.0
+=================
+
+- Fix PEP 517 backend crash detection to handle both ``ENOENT`` (missing interpreter) and runtime crashes without
+  hanging, and fix flaky ``test_provision_install_pkg_pep517`` integration test by using a pre-built wheel instead of an
+  sdist to avoid devpi mirror dependency on setuptools - by :user:`gaborjbernat`. (:issue:`3774`)
+
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  v4.40.0 (2026-02-19)
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