v2.94.0

### Feature

* **latex:** Add optional Tectonic TikZ rendering ([#3369](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3369)) ([`eceedc2`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/eceedc2f4015d058f70cbe506dd4c14b2309281c))
* Add image_placeholder and use_markdown_images as fields in the BaseChunkerOptions ([#3436](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3436)) ([`5fadc6d`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/5fadc6d180fbee352c83c0158925b53d5fbd1b18))
* **extraction:** Add Granite Vision 4.1 as alternative KVP extraction model ([#3398](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3398)) ([`b5f2e53`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/b5f2e530e2d3f55aa26b6513836a55903abe32b3))
* Add 2 stage model dowload from hf and call it for threaded layout model. ([#3267](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3267)) ([`336f942`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/336f9428543e059c67e744cfd6527adbf3580e57))

### Fix

* **kserve:** Provide channel args to allow gRPC to use round_robin scheduling ([#3427](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3427)) ([`81afde8`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/81afde84084e03d494fe8ef2699d98ec265d6b2b))
* **cli:** Do not convert multiple files on case-insensitive filesystems ([#3468](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3468)) ([`52d4887`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/52d48871c180a544e2e0b3e3c450f2661f09659c))
* Fail on empty markdown export ([#3429](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3429)) ([`ab6aa05`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/ab6aa050be2c106ef4e3664ba0d4ab3fbc45097b))
* Fix OSTL ucel merged incorrectly ([#3453](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3453)) ([`038b991`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/038b9916bc7e7afdff5de9a1550d6125aa3ac390))
* **service:** Improve transport-level connection error handing in client SDK ([#3439](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3439)) ([`bcd5509`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/bcd550950a7467f9f09551ecedd2ffd41ae2d1b4))
* Handle valid JATS contributor name variants ([#3432](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3432)) ([`694cf0c`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/694cf0c79108e8cbbb81dd3df8e8476b52615000))
* **docx:** Preserve custom numbering text prefix in list markers ([#3425](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3425)) ([`0c31706`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/0c317060cf3bfb49c02d3209983d4fa7283b1788))
* Update service client URL parsing with v1 suffix ([#3415](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3415)) ([`64ddeb6`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/64ddeb64b8fe7c28309541b11b4f093bc4ccc4e4))
* **client:** Make submit_and_retrieve_many accept lazy iterable and yield ([#3405](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3405)) ([`aba7f15`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/aba7f155ae17df73e47ea7f4d4b53c46619ae166))
* **html:** Add redirect validation to image fetching ([#3407](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3407)) ([`eb6e1e6`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/eb6e1e66096b7cb811c939b7bc490602f83b08d8))
* **html:** Improve local file path handling ([#3400](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3400)) ([`2bb0fa6`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/2bb0fa67bd882a3a7769ae0db89a4a6d154ac4ae))
* **markdown:** Flush pending list/heading creation on CodeSpan to prevent RecursionError ([#3361](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3361)) ([`6b3322e`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/6b3322ef852f0dffc0a6988de431199c8910db8a))

### Documentation

* **cli:** Clarify help text ([#3408](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3408)) ([`46763a1`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/46763a195c47e2038a6b5b49c04e3a0018804512))
* **security:** Add GitHub Private Vulnerability Reporting ([#3416](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3416)) ([`24af7f6`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/24af7f6249e90a03630cf977710a358726858d4b))
* **readme:** Improve structure and clarity ([#3366](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3366)) ([`df5fbc3`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/df5fbc38586a0bf6cdac56078f73b7f745741929))