Add a release step
MODIFY
.github/scripts/markdown-link-check-config.json
.github/scripts/markdown-link-check-config.json
{
"ignorePatterns" : [
+ {
+ "pattern" : "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/network/updates"
+ },
{
"pattern" : "^https://kotlinlang\\.org/docs/coroutines-overview\\.html$"
}

MODIFY
RELEASING.md
RELEASING.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ the second Monday of the month (roughly a few of days after the monthly minor re
## Preparing a new major or minor release
+* Check that [dependabot has run](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/network/updates)
+ sometime in the past day (this link is only accessible if you have write access to the repository).
* Close the [release milestone](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/milestones)
if there is one.
* Merge a pull request to `main` updating the `CHANGELOG.md`.

Add a release step (#7128)