chore(master): release 2.0.0-rc.254 (#1401)

🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop*
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##
[2.0.0-rc.254](v2.0.0-rc.253...v2.0.0-rc.254)
(2026-02-20)


### Features

* **resolve:** update astjson to arena-safe API, remove redundant copies
([#1400](#1400))
([850ce6e](850ce6e))

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

## Release Notes

* **Chores**
  * Released v2.0.0-rc.254 with performance optimizations
* Improved internal efficiency and removed redundant operations for
enhanced stability
  * Updated changelog documentation

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Author: StarpTech

release-please-manifest.json

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 {
-  "v2": "2.0.0-rc.253",
+  "v2": "2.0.0-rc.254",
   "execution": "1.8.1"
 }

v2/CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.0-rc.254](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/v2.0.0-rc.253...v2.0.0-rc.254) (2026-02-20)
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+
+### Features
+
+* **resolve:** update astjson to arena-safe API, remove redundant copies ([#1400](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/issues/1400)) ([850ce6e](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/commit/850ce6e49f4d5c630630e27ec27f49e7a3283a23))
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 ## [2.0.0-rc.253](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/v2.0.0-rc.252...v2.0.0-rc.253) (2026-02-19)