Merge pull request #11 from Ericgig/doc.release_note

Add release notes

Author: Ericgig

doc/release_distribution.md

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+# Release Procedure for qutip-cuquantum
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+#### Major and Minor Releases (e.g., v0.1.0, v0.2.0)
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+- Create a new branch named qutip-cuquantum-A.B.X, where A.B is the major/minor version number.
+
+- Update the VERSION file for Release. Remove the .dev suffix from the version number. `alpha`, `beta`, `post` tag are acceptable.
+
+- Increment Version on main. Edit the VERSION file and increment the version number, resetting the dev number. For example, if you are releasing `v0.1.0`, the version on main should become `v0.2.0.dev1`.
+
+
+#### Micro/Patch Releases (e.g., v0.1.1)
+
+- Make a branch off the release branch.
+- Cherry-Pick changes to include from main.
+- Increment the VERSION file
+- Merge into the release branch with a pull request.
+
+#### Deployment
+
+- Go to the "Releases" page on the GitHub repository and draft a new release.
+- Create a new tag with the scheme vA.B.C (e.g., v0.1.0) targeting your release branch (qutip-cuquantum-0.1.X).
+- Write the changelog into the release description.
+- Publishing the release will trigger the GitHub Action to build and publish the package to PyPI.