Merge pull request #1149 from json-api-dotnet/notes-how-to-release

Added notes on how to create a new release

Author: maurei

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -88,15 +88,23 @@ public sealed class AppDbContext : DbContext
 }
 ```
 
+## Creating a release (for maintainers)
+
+- Verify documentation is up-to-date
+- Bump the package version in Directory.Build.props
+- Create a GitHub release
+- Update https://github.com/json-api-dotnet/JsonApiDotNetCore.MongoDb to consume the new version and release
+- Create a new branch in https://github.com/json-api-dotnet/MigrationGuide and update README.md in master
+
 ## Backporting and hotfixes (for maintainers)
 
 - Checkout the version you want to apply the feature on top of and create a new branch to release the new version:
   ```
   git checkout tags/v2.5.1 -b release/2.5.2
   ```
 - Cherrypick the merge commit: `git cherry-pick {git commit SHA}`
-- Bump the package version in the csproj
-- Make any other compatibility, documentation or tooling related changes
+- Bump the package version in Directory.Build.props
+- Make any other compatibility, documentation, or tooling related changes
 - Push the branch to origin and verify the build
 - Once the build is verified, create a GitHub release, tagging the release branch
 - Open a PR back to master with any other additions