Release notes for 6.2.0rc1

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+========================
+SeleniumLibrary 6.2.0rc1
+========================
+
+
+.. default-role:: code
+
+
+SeleniumLibrary_ is a web testing library for `Robot Framework`_ that utilizes
+the Selenium_ tool internally. SeleniumLibrary 6.2.0rc1 is a new release with
+compatability fixes for recent selenium versions and some bug fixes.
+
+All issues targeted for SeleniumLibrary v6.2.0 can be found
+from the `issue tracker`_.
+
+If you have pip_ installed, just run
+
+::
+
+   pip install --pre --upgrade robotframework-seleniumlibrary
+
+to install the latest available release or use
+
+::
+
+   pip install robotframework-seleniumlibrary==6.2.0rc1
+
+to install exactly this version. Alternatively you can download the source
+distribution from PyPI_ and install it manually.
+
+SeleniumLibrary 6.2.0rc1 was released on Saturday November 18, 2023. SeleniumLibrary supports
+Python 3.8 through 3.11, Selenium 4.12.0 through 4.15.2 and
+Robot Framework 5.0.1 and 6.1.1.
+
+.. _Robot Framework: http://robotframework.org
+.. _SeleniumLibrary: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary
+.. _Selenium: http://seleniumhq.org
+.. _pip: http://pip-installer.org
+.. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework-seleniumlibrary
+.. _issue tracker: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues?q=milestone%3Av6.2.0
+
+
+.. contents::
+   :depth: 2
+   :local:
+
+Most important enhancements
+===========================
+
+- Remove deprecated headless option for chrome and firefox. (`#1858`_, rc 1)
+  If one specified either `headlesschrome` or `headlessfirefox` as the browser within the
+  Open Browser keyword, then the library would handle setting this option with the underlying
+  Selenium driver. But the methods to do so were depracted and then removed in Selenium
+  v4.13.0. Thus one was not getting a headless browser in these instances. This resolves that
+  issue.
+
+- Resolve issue with service log_path now log_output. (`#1870`_, rc 1)
+  Selenium changed the arguments for the service log within v4.13.0. This change allows for a
+  seamless usage across versions before and after v4.13.0.
+
+- Execute JavaScript converts arguments to strings with robot==6.1 (`#1843`_, rc 1)
+  If any ARGUMENTS were passed into either the `Execute Javascript` or `Execute Async Javascript`
+  then they were converted to strings even if they were of some other type. This has been
+  corrected within this release.
+
+Acknowledgements
+================
+
+I want to thank the following for helping to get out this release,
+
+- `René Rohner <https://github.com/Snooz82>`_ for pointing out that Create Webdriver had a
+  mutable default value (`#1817`_)
+- `Kieran Trautwein <https://github.com/trauty-is-me>`_ for resolving the issue with
+  deprecated headless option for chrome and firefox. (`#1858`_, rc 1)
+- `Nicholas Bollweg <https://github.com/bollwyvl>`_ for assisting in resolving the issue
+  with service log_path now log_output. (`#1870`_, rc 1)
+- `Igor Kozyrenko <https://github.com/ikseek>`_ for reporting the argument issue with Execute
+  JavaScript and `René Rohner <https://github.com/Snooz82>`_for resolving it. (`#1843`_, rc 1)
+- `Robin Matz <https://github.com/robinmatz>`_ for improving the documentation on page load
+  timeout (`#1821`_, rc 1)
+
+and **Yuri Verweij, Lisa Crispin, and Tatu Aalto**.
+
+Full list of fixes and enhancements
+===================================
+
+.. list-table::
+    :header-rows: 1
+
+    * - ID
+      - Type
+      - Priority
+      - Summary
+      - Added
+    * - `#1817`_
+      - bug
+      - critical
+      - Create Webdriver has mutable default value
+      - rc�1
+    * - `#1858`_
+      - bug
+      - critical
+      - Remove deprecated headless option for chrome and firefox.
+      - rc�1
+    * - `#1870`_
+      - bug
+      - critical
+      - Resolve issue with service log_path now log_output.
+      - rc�1
+    * - `#1843`_
+      - bug
+      - high
+      - Execute JavaScript converts arguments to strings with robot==6.1
+      - rc�1
+    * - `#1821`_
+      - enhancement
+      - medium
+      - Improve documentation on page load timeout
+      - rc�1
+
+Altogether 5 issues. View on the `issue tracker <https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues?q=milestone%3Av6.2.0>`__.
+
+.. _#1817: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues/1817
+.. _#1858: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues/1858
+.. _#1870: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues/1870
+.. _#1843: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues/1843
+.. _#1821: https://github.com/robotframework/SeleniumLibrary/issues/1821