Releasing a new version

You only need to read this document if you're a maintainer of this library.

Steps to release a new version:

1. Bump up the version number in pyproject.toml (e.g. 0.7.9).
2. Bump up the links in the README.md that point to specific versions of the documentation.
3. Open a Pull Request.
4. Get it merged.
5. Optionally, test a pre-release
   1. Open the GitHub "draft new release" panel.
   2. Create a new tag (e.g. v0.7.9rc1).
   3. Mark the release as "pre-release".
   4. Confirm the release.
   5. Check in the Actions that the publish action has succeeded.
6. Actually release.
   1. Open the GitHub "draft new release" panel.
   2. Create a new tag (e.g. v0.7.9rc1).
   3. Mark the release as "latest release".
   4. Confirm the release.
   5. Check in the Actions that the publish action has succeeded.