Complete bump-my-version integration: add automated version and date updates for CITATION.cff/codemeta.json

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What do these changes do

Completes the bump-my-version migration by configuring automatic updates for version numbers and release dates in CITATION.cff and codemeta.json, and rewriting the release documentation with verified, runnable commands.

What was wrong

After PR #1188 migrated to pyproject.toml and added bump-my-version to dev dependencies, critical gaps remained:

• CITATION.cff and codemeta.json were not configured in [tool.bumpversion], requiring manual version updates
• Release dates in CITATION.cff (date-released) and codemeta.json (dateModified) had to be manually updated
• release.md still documented manual version and date updates across files instead of using bump-my-version
• CONTRIBUTING.md examples showed incorrect version increments (2.3.3 → 2.3.6-dev0 for patch, 2.3.3 → 2.3.1-dev0 for minor, and 2.3.1-dev1 after build bump)
• build package missing from dev dependencies despite release.md requiring python -m build

How this fixes it

pyproject.toml:

• Added CITATION.cff and codemeta.json to [[tool.bumpversion.files]] for automatic version updates
• Added regex-based file entries to automatically update release dates using {now:%Y-%m-%d} context variable:
  • CITATION.cff: date-released field
  • codemeta.json: dateModified field
• Added build>=1.0.0 to dev dependencies
• Removed trailing space from bump-my-version version spec

release.md:

• Replaced manual version update instructions with bump-my-version commands
• Added command examples for all version parts (major/minor/patch/release/build)
• Documented that 6 files are automatically updated (4 for versions, 2 for dates)
• Removed manual date update step - now fully automated
• Added prerequisites section with pip install -e ".[dev]"
• Renumbered steps after removing manual date update step

CONTRIBUTING.md:

• Fixed patch bump example: 2.3.3 → 2.3.4-dev0 (was 2.3.6-dev0)
• Fixed minor bump example: 2.3.3 → 2.4.0-dev0 (was 2.3.1-dev0)
• Fixed build bump example: 2.4.0-dev0 → 2.4.0-dev1 (was 2.3.1-dev1)

All commands validated as runnable. Version and date synchronization across all files (pyproject.toml, init.py, CITATION.cff, codemeta.json) now fully automated using bump-my-version's {now} context variable.

Your checklist for this pull request

• Passed code styles and structures
• Passed code linting checks and unit test

Original prompt

we have partially worked on this issue of bump version: #1050

please continue to complete the task.

update all relevant documents. esp the release steps document.

check for consistency and validity. suggested command line should be all runnable, for example.

check if the tooling are updated.
we have migrate all configs to pyproject.toml with #1188 and maybe few other PRs, so it can be the case that something is outdated.

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Pull request overview

This PR completes the bump-my-version migration initiated in PR #1188 by automating version and date updates for CITATION.cff and codemeta.json metadata files, and rewriting release documentation with verified, runnable commands.

Changes:

• Configured bump-my-version to automatically update version numbers and release dates in CITATION.cff and codemeta.json using regex patterns and the {now} context variable
• Added build>=1.0.0 to dev dependencies and removed trailing whitespace from bump-my-version dependency
• Rewrote release.md with comprehensive, runnable bump-my-version commands and restructured documentation for clarity
• Fixed incorrect version increment examples in CONTRIBUTING.md (patch and minor bumps)

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

File	Description
pyproject.toml	Added 4 new file configuration entries for bump-my-version to handle CITATION.cff and codemeta.json version and date updates; added build package to dev dependencies; removed trailing space
release.md	Completely rewrote release process documentation with bump-my-version commands, added prerequisites section, documented automatic file updates, and removed manual date update steps
CONTRIBUTING.md	Fixed incorrect version numbers in bump examples (patch: 2.3.3→2.3.4-dev0, minor: 2.3.3→2.4.0-dev0)

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