Update Release Process

RELEASE.MD

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+# Release Process
+
+## 0. Pre-Release Checklist
+
+Before starting the release process, verify the following:
+
+* All work required for this release has been completed and the team is ready to release.
+* Get agreement on the version number to use for the release.
+
+### Version Numbering
+
+Autonormalize uses [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/). Every release has a major, minor and patch version number, and are displayed like so: `<majorVersion>.<minorVersion>.<patchVersion>`.
+
+## 1. Create Autonormalize release on Github
+
+### Create release branch
+
+1. Branch off of AutoNormalize `main`. For the branch name, please use "release_vX.Y.Z" as the naming scheme (e.g. "release_v1.0.1").
+
+### Bump version number
+
+1. Bump `__version__` in `setup.py`, `autonormalize/__init__.py`, and `autonormalize/tests/test_version.py`.
+
+### Update Release Notes
+
+1. Replace "Future Release" in `docs/source/release_notes.rst` with the current date
+
+    ```markdown
+    v1.0.1 Dec 3, 2021
+    ====================
+    ```
+
+2. Remove any unused Release Notes sections for this release (e.g. Fixes, Testing Changes)
+3. Add yourself to the list of contributors to this release and **put the contributors in alphabetical order**
+4. The release PR does not need to be mentioned in the list of changes
+5. Add a commented out "Future Release" section with all of the Release Notes sections above the current section
+
+    ```markdown
+    .. Future Release
+      ==============
+        * Enhancements
+        * Fixes
+        * Changes
+        * Documentation Changes
+        * Testing Changes
+
+    .. Thanks to the following people for contributing to this release:
+    ```
+
+An example can be found here: <https://github.com/alteryx/autonormalize/pull/TODO:EDIT THIS >
+
+Checklist before merging:
+
+* PR has been reviewed and approved.
+* Confirm with the team that `main` will be frozen until step 2 (Github Release) is complete.
+
+## 2. Create Github Release
+
+After the release pull request has been merged into the `main` branch, it is time draft the github release. [Example release](https://github.com/alteryx/autonormalize/releases/tag/v1.0.1)
+
+* The target should be the `main` branch
+* The tag should be the version number with a v prefix (e.g. v1.0.1)
+* Release title is the same as the tag
+* Release description should be the full Release Notes updates for the release, including the line thanking contributors.  Contributors should also have their links changed from the docs syntax (:user:\`tuethan1999\`) to github syntax (@tuethan1999)
+* This is not a pre-release

autonormalize/__init__.py

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 from .autonormalize import *
 
-__version__ = '0.0.0'
+__version__ = '1.0.1'

docs/source/release_notes.rst

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+.. _release_notes:
+
+Release Notes
+-------------
+  Future Release
+  ==============
+    * Enhancements
+    * Fixes
+    * Changes
+    * Documentation Changes
+      * Update release notes and release format
+    * Testing Changes
+
+  Thanks to the following people for contributing to this release:
+  :user:`tuethan1999`
+
+.. command
+.. git log --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit