Upgrade validation methods #1536

Job	Run time
conda-linux-python3.13-ros3	2m 4s
conda-linux-python3.9-minimum	6m 53s
conda-linux-python3.13-upgraded	5m 39s
conda-linux-gallery-python3.13-ros3	1m 17s
linux-gallery-python3.9-minimum	6m 3s
linux-python3.9-minimum	7m 33s
linux-gallery-python3.13-upgraded	4m 18s
linux-python3.13-upgraded	6m 18s
windows-gallery-python3.9-minimum	6m 25s
windows-python3.9-minimum	8m 2s
windows-gallery-python3.13-upgraded	8m 13s
windows-python3.13-upgraded	8m 13s
macos-python3.9-minimum	12m 26s
macos-python3.13-upgraded	4m 13s
Deploy pre-release from dev	0s
	1h 27m 37s

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