[Documentation] Streamline release process

[okdas]

Objective

shannon already has automation to build binaries and production-grade container images for releases.

The objective is to add documentation for the protocol team to cut & publish new releases.

Origin Document

• The poktroll releases can be found here
• The smt has an example of Makefile helpers and documentation that can be used as a reference:
  • https://github.com/pokt-network/smt/blob/main/Makefile#L97
  • https://github.com/pokt-network/smt?tab=readme-ov-file#release-tags

Goals

• Streamline the release process
• Unblock protocol team from publishing releases and pre-releases often

Non-goals

• Handling on-chain upgrades & features switches
• Protocol upgrade playbook

Deliverables

• [ ] Add a copy-paste template for release announcements.
  • [ ] [TBD] Verify if any of this should be automated by Github Action.
• [ ] Document the process and post instructions on dev.poktroll.com for internal use by the protocol team.
• [ ] Add the appropriate Makefile helpers

General deliverables

• [ ] Comments: Add/update TODOs and comments alongside the source code so it is easier to follow.
• [ ] Testing: Add new tests (unit and/or E2E) to the test suite.
• [ ] Makefile: Add new targets to the Makefile to make the new functionality easier to use.
• [ ] Documentation: Update architectural or development READMEs; use mermaid diagrams where appropriate.

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Creator: @okdas Co-owner: @Olshansk

[Olshansk]

@okdas I updated some details and deliverables. Will be creating another ticket dedicated to protocol upgrades

[okdas]

OK this has been moving for a couple of iterations now while technically being 90% done. I'll pick it up today to finish the documentation (most of which is already merged) and add the Makefile target.