[13.x] Add release instructions (#1271)

* Create RELEASE.md * Update .gitattributes
laravel · Oct 25, 2021 · f7e4597 · f7e4597
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 .styleci.yml export-ignore
 CHANGELOG.md export-ignore
 phpunit.xml.dist export-ignore
+RELEASE.md export-ignore
 UPGRADE.md export-ignore
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+# Release Instructions
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+ 1. Pull down the latest changes on the current stable branch
+ 2. Update and commit the [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md) file
+ 3. Update the `VERSION` constant in [`Cashier.php`](./src/Cashier.php) and commit it
+ 4. Tag a new version of the package
+ 5. Push all commits and and the new tag to GitHub
+ 6. Create a new GitHub release with the same release notes from CHANGELOG.md