Upgrade validation methods #1537

Job	Run time
linux-gallery-python3.9-minimum	6m 20s
conda-linux-python3.13-ros3	1m 31s
linux-gallery-python3.13-upgraded	4m 35s
windows-gallery-python3.9-minimum	6m 44s
windows-gallery-python3.13-upgraded	8m 42s
linux-python3.9-minimum	7m 39s
linux-python3.13-upgraded	6m 23s
conda-linux-python3.9-minimum	6m 35s
windows-python3.9-minimum	7m 46s
conda-linux-python3.13-upgraded	5m 19s
windows-python3.13-upgraded	8m 9s
macos-python3.9-minimum	11m 26s
macos-python3.13-upgraded	3m 11s
conda-linux-gallery-python3.13-ros3	1m 30s
Deploy pre-release from dev	0s
	1h 25m 50s

Provide feedback