Release v0.6.0

[laurejt]

release prep

• Pull updated copies of the develop and main branches.
• Use git-flow to create a new release branch with the appropriate version (e.g., git flow release start 0.5.0).
• Update release version to appropriate number (set to final version without any pre-release or dev tags).
• Create a PR for the release (from release branch to main).
• Review the changelog to make sure that all features, changes, bugfixes, etc. included in the release are documented. You may want to review the git revision history to be sure you've captured everything.
• Make sure local settings are documented and that sample local settings file includes any new configurations.
• Confirm that all checks for the PR pass (e.g., unit tests, code coverage checks).
• Review code documentation to make sure it is up to date.
• Review the commit logs to make sure all logs are meaningful and sufficient. To revise and squash commit messages, use git rebase -i.
• Request a review for the PR.
• Once approved, use git-flow to finish the release (git flow release finish).
  Make sure to use the -M, --merge-message flag to customize the commit message for the merge and
  the --message flag to specify the tag message.

after release

• With post-release-update feature branch (automatically created for you by git-flow hook):
  • Increase the develop branch version so it is set to the next expected release (i.e., if you just released 0.5.0 then develop will probably be 0.6.0.dev0 unless you are working on a major update, in which case it will be 1.0.0.dev0).
  • Update the changelog to include a section for the next expected release version.
  • Create a PR and request a review once all checks are passing.
• Push main branch updates to GitHub (git push main).
  This will fail if the release's PR has not been approved or has failing checks.
• Push tag to GitHub (e.g., git push origin tag 0.5.0).
• Create release on GitHub.
• Merge post-release-update to develop.
  This will fail if the feature's PR has not been approved or has failing checks.