use last node 21 docker image

See merge request !452

remove os with old python from ci

See merge request !451

install npm

See merge request !450

update changelog

See merge request !449

remove python-dev (deprecated)

See merge request !448

bump version to 1.4.0

See merge request !447

added tests for python 3.12

See merge request !446

Add stage for debian bookworm in .gitlab-ci.yml

See merge request !443

- Added support for Python 3.11

- replace strtobool function from the deprecated distutil module
- upgrade pdfmake version to 0.2.9
- upgraded dockerfile python version to 3.11
- added support for app url prefix
- upgraded some python deps (minor versions)
- add entrypoint to docker compose
- drop support for python <3.9

See merge request !445

#523 "add provenance tracking option to custom subject study fields"

See merge request !441