[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