Release checklist

SasData, and SasModels(?) release

• Update version numbers
• Upload releases to PyPi

SasView release

• Create SasView branch from v6.1.1 release point: release-6.1.1
• Update version pins
• Write the release notes
• Check & update lists of developers/contributors (release_automation.py & contributors.tsv)
• Update release automation so that release manager's name comes first.
• run python ./sasview/build_tools/release_automation.py with appropriate arguments to generate a zenodo record, and update the license and copyright years
• Update docs on website
• Update release link on sasview.org
• Update latestversion.json
• Update 'Current Release' link in download.md
• Create post on website to announce new release
• Announce release to [email protected] (with 'newsletter')
• Announce release to sa_scat & neutron mailing lists
• Publish zenodo
• Merge release branches into main/master for all repositories.