[v0.9.1] Add release note for v0.9.1rc2 (#2233)

### What this PR does / why we need it?
Add release note for v0.9.1rc2

### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change?
No

### How was this patch tested?
Preview

Signed-off-by: Yikun Jiang <[email protected]>

Author: Yikun

README.md

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ vLLM Ascend Plugin
 
 ---
 *Latest News* 🔥
+
+- [2025/06] [User stories](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/community/user_stories/index.html) page is now live! It kicks off with ‌LLaMA-Factory/verl//TRL/GPUStack‌ to demonstrate how ‌vLLM Ascend‌ assists Ascend users in enhancing their experience across fine-tuning, evaluation, reinforcement learning (RL), and deployment scenarios.
+- [2025/06] [Contributors](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/community/contributors.html) page is now live! All contributions deserve to be recorded, thanks for all contributors.
+- [2025/05] We've released first official version [v0.7.3](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/releases/tag/v0.7.3)! We collaborated with the vLLM community to publish a blog post sharing our practice: [Introducing vLLM Hardware Plugin, Best Practice from Ascend NPU](https://blog.vllm.ai/2025/05/12/hardware-plugin.html).
 - [2025/03] We hosted the [vLLM Beijing Meetup](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/VtxO9WXa5fC-mKqlxNUJUQ) with vLLM team! Please find the meetup slides [here](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Pid6NSFLU43DZRi0EaTcPgXsAzDvbBqF).
 - [2025/02] vLLM community officially created [vllm-project/vllm-ascend](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend) repo for running vLLM seamlessly on the Ascend NPU.
 - [2024/12] We are working with the vLLM community to support [[RFC]: Hardware pluggable](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/11162).
@@ -43,10 +47,16 @@ By using vLLM Ascend plugin, popular open-source models, including Transformer-l
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-Please refer to [QuickStart](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html) and [Installation](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html) for more details.
+Please use the following recommended versions to get started quickly:
+
+| Version    | Release type | Doc                                  |
+|------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|
+|v0.9.2rc1|Latest release candidate|[QuickStart](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html) and [Installation](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html) for more details|
+|v0.9.1rc2|Next stable release|[QuickStart](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/quick_start.html) and [Installation](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/installation.html) for more details|
+|v0.7.3.post1|Latest stable version|[QuickStart](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/stable/quick_start.html) and [Installation](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installation.html) for more details|
 
 ## Contributing
-See [CONTRIBUTING](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/main/developer_guide/contributing.html) for more details, which is a step-by-step guide to help you set up development environment, build and test.
+See [CONTRIBUTING](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer_guide/contribution/index.html) for more details, which is a step-by-step guide to help you set up development environment, build and test.
 
 We welcome and value any contributions and collaborations:
 - Please let us know if you encounter a bug by [filing an issue](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/issues)
@@ -65,9 +75,10 @@ Below is maintained branches:
 |------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|
 | main       | Maintained   | CI commitment for vLLM main branch and vLLM 0.9.x branch   |
 | v0.7.1-dev | Unmaintained | Only doc fixed is allowed |
-| v0.7.3-dev | Maintained   | CI commitment for vLLM 0.7.3 version |
+| v0.7.3-dev | Maintained   | CI commitment for vLLM 0.7.3 version, only bug fix is allowed and no new release tag any more. |
+| v0.9.1-dev | Maintained   | CI commitment for vLLM 0.9.1 version |
 
-Please refer to [Versioning policy](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/main/developer_guide/versioning_policy.html) for more details.
+Please refer to [Versioning policy](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/community/versioning_policy.html) for more details.
 
 ## Weekly Meeting
 

README.zh.md

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ vLLM Ascend Plugin
 ---
 *最新消息* 🔥
 
+- [2025/06] [用户案例](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/community/user_stories/index.html)现已上线！展示了LLaMA-Factory/verl/TRL/GPUStack等用户案例，展示了vLLM Ascend如何帮助昇腾用户在模型微调、评估、强化学习 (RL) 以及部署等场景中提升体验。
+- [2025/06] [贡献者](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/community/contributors.html)页面现已上线！所有的贡献都值得被记录，感谢所有的贡献者。
+- [2025/05] 我们发布了首个正式版本 [v0.7.3](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/releases/tag/v0.7.3)！我们与 vLLM 社区合作发布了一篇博客文章，分享了我们的实践：[Introducing vLLM Hardware Plugin, Best Practice from Ascend NPU](https://blog.vllm.ai/2025/05/12/hardware-plugin.html)。
 - [2025/03] 我们和vLLM团队举办了[vLLM Beijing Meetup](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/CGDuMoB301Uytnrkc2oyjg)! 你可以在[这里](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Pid6NSFLU43DZRi0EaTcPgXsAzDvbBqF)找到演讲材料.
 - [2025/02] vLLM社区正式创建了[vllm-project/vllm-ascend](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend)仓库，让vLLM可以无缝运行在Ascend NPU。
 - [2024/12] 我们正在与 vLLM 社区合作，以支持 [[RFC]: Hardware pluggable](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/11162).
@@ -44,10 +47,16 @@ vLLM 昇腾插件 (`vllm-ascend`) 是一个由社区维护的让vLLM在Ascend NP
 
 ## 开始使用
 
-请查看[快速开始](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html)和[安装指南](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html)了解更多.
+推荐您使用以下版本快速开始使用：
+
+| Version    | Release type | Doc                                  |
+|------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|
+|v0.9.2rc1| 最新RC版本 |请查看[快速开始](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html)和[安装指南](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html)了解更多|
+|v0.9.1rc2| 下一个正式/稳定版 |[快速开始](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/quick_start.html) and [安装指南](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/installation.html)了解更多|
+|v0.7.3.post1| 最新正式/稳定版本 |请查看[快速开始](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/stable/quick_start.html)和[安装指南](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installation.html)了解更多|
 
 ## 贡献
-请参考 [CONTRIBUTING]((https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/main/developer_guide/contributing.html)) 文档了解更多关于开发环境搭建、功能测试以及 PR 提交规范的信息。
+请参考 [CONTRIBUTING]((https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer_guide/contribution/index.html)) 文档了解更多关于开发环境搭建、功能测试以及 PR 提交规范的信息。
 
 我们欢迎并重视任何形式的贡献与合作：
 - 请通过[Issue](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/issues)来告知我们您遇到的任何Bug。
@@ -65,9 +74,10 @@ vllm-ascend有主干分支和开发分支。
 |------------|------------|---------------------|
 | main       | Maintained | 基于vLLM main分支CI看护   |
 | v0.7.1-dev | Unmaintained | 只允许文档修复 |
-| v0.7.3-dev | Maintained | 基于vLLM v0.7.3版本CI看护 |
+| v0.7.3-dev | Maintained | 基于vLLM v0.7.3版本CI看护, 只允许Bug修复，不会再发布新版本 |
+| v0.9.1-dev | Maintained | 基于vLLM v0.9.1版本CI看护 |
 
-请参阅[版本策略](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/main/developer_guide/versioning_policy.html)了解更多详细信息。
+请参阅[版本策略](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/community/versioning_policy.html)了解更多详细信息。
 
 ## 社区例会
 

docs/source/community/versioning_policy.md

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Following is the Release Compatibility Matrix for vLLM Ascend Plugin:
 | vLLM Ascend | vLLM         | Python           | Stable CANN | PyTorch/torch_npu  | MindIE Turbo |
 |-------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|
 | v0.9.2rc1   | v0.9.2       | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.1.RC1     | 2.5.1 / 2.5.1.post1.dev20250619      |              |
+| v0.9.1rc2   | v0.9.1       | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.1.RC1     | 2.5.1 / 2.5.1.post1|              |
 | v0.9.1rc1   | v0.9.1       | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.1.RC1     | 2.5.1 / 2.5.1.post1.dev20250528      |              |
 | v0.9.0rc2   | v0.9.0       | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.1.RC1     | 2.5.1 / 2.5.1      |              |
 | v0.9.0rc1   | v0.9.0       | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.1.RC1     | 2.5.1 / 2.5.1      |              |
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ Following is the Release Compatibility Matrix for vLLM Ascend Plugin:
 
 | Date       | Event                                     |
 |------------|-------------------------------------------|
+| 2025.08.06 | Release candidates, v0.9.1rc2             |
 | 2025.07.11 | Release candidates, v0.9.2rc1             |
 | 2025.06.22 | Release candidates, v0.9.1rc1             |
 | 2025.06.10 | Release candidates, v0.9.0rc2             |

docs/source/conf.py

@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@
     # the branch of vllm, used in vllm clone
     # - main branch: 'main'
     # - vX.Y.Z branch: 'vX.Y.Z'
-    'vllm_version': 'v0.9.0',
+    'vllm_version': 'v0.9.1',
     # the branch of vllm-ascend, used in vllm-ascend clone and image tag
     # - main branch: 'main'
     # - vX.Y.Z branch: latest vllm-ascend release tag
-    'vllm_ascend_version': 'v0.9.0rc2',
+    'vllm_ascend_version': 'v0.9.1rc2',
     # the newest release version of vllm-ascend and matched vLLM, used in pip install.
     # This value should be updated when cut down release.
-    'pip_vllm_ascend_version': "0.9.0rc2",
-    'pip_vllm_version': "0.9.0",
+    'pip_vllm_ascend_version': "0.9.1rc2",
+    'pip_vllm_version': "0.9.1",
     # CANN image tag
     'cann_image_tag': "8.2.rc1-910b-ubuntu22.04-py3.11",
 }