Automate the MET version number update

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Describe the Task

This came up in issue #2463. To keep the version numbers up to date @lisagoodrich added two new entries to "rst_epilog" in the conf.py file: python_version and met_version. The version number is currently hard coded into the conf.py file. It would be nice to automate the update of the MET version, but until that is done it should be updated as part of the release guide instructions. There isn't a clear place to put this in the release guide that doesn't involve moving things around, so it may be best to just create a GitHub issue to automate the update of the MET version.

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[ ] METplus, MET, METdataio, METviewer, METexpress, METcalcpy, METplotpy

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[ ] Complete the issue definition above, including the Time Estimate and Funding Source.
[ ] Fork this repository or create a branch of develop. Branch name: feature_<Issue Number>_<Description>
[ ] Complete the development and test your changes.
[ ] Add/update log messages for easier debugging.
[ ] Add/update unit tests.
[ ] Add/update documentation.
[ ] Add any new Python packages to the METplus Components Python Requirements table.
[ ] Push local changes to GitHub.
[ ] Submit a pull request to merge into develop. Pull request: feature <Issue Number> <Description>
[ ] Define the pull request metadata, as permissions allow. Select: Reviewer(s) and Development issues Select: Repository level development cycle Project for the next official release Select: Milestone as the next official version
[ ] Iterate until the reviewer(s) accept and merge your changes.
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[ ] Close this issue.

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