updated since and added release template

Author: maureeungaro

.github/workflows/dev_release.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   dev-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      DEVMD_SINCE: "2026-05-21"   # optional fixed start date
+      DEVMD_SINCE: "2026-06-17"   # optional fixed start date
       TAG_NAME: "dev"             # reuse the same tag each night
       RELEASE_TITLE: "Dev Nightly"
     steps:

ci/update-devmd.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
+SINCE="2026-06-17" # Manually set the start date for commits
 
 echo "[devmd] start"
 
@@ -17,9 +18,6 @@ if [ -z "$BRANCH" ] || [ "$BRANCH" = "HEAD" ]; then
 fi
 echo "[devmd] branch = $BRANCH"
 
-# --- Time window (optional) ---
-SINCE="2026-05-21" # Manually set the start date for commits
-
 UNTIL="${DEVMD_UNTIL:-}"   # e.g. 2025-09-01
 FLAGS=""
 [ -n "$SINCE" ] && FLAGS="$FLAGS --since=$SINCE"

releases/0.4.md

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# GEMC Release 0.4
+
+This version includes:
+
+
+
+
+
+<br/>
+
+# Release notes
+
+-
+
+<br/>
+
+## Documentation
+
+
+
+<br/>
+
+## Examples
+
+
+
+<br/>
+
+## Tests
+
+
+
+<br/>
+
+## Addressed issues
+
+
+
+<br/>
+
+## Supported platforms
+
+Both x86_64 and ARM64 platforms are supported.
+
+- macOS: 26
+- Ubuntu: 24.04, 26.04
+- AlmaLinux: 10
+- Fedora: 44
+- Debian: 13
+- Arch Linux: latest
+
+<br/>
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- Geant4: 11.4.1 or higher
+- CLHEP: 2.4.6.0 or higher
+- Xerces-C: 3.2 or higher
+
+<br/>
+
+## Compatibility notes
+
+
+<br/>
+
+## Detailed list of changes and fixes

releases/template.md

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# GEMC Release 0.4
+
+This version includes:
+
+
+
+
+
+<br/>
+
+# Release notes
+
+-
+
+<br/>
+
+## Documentation
+
+
+
+<br/>
+
+## Examples
+
+
+
+<br/>
+
+## Tests
+
+
+
+<br/>
+
+## Addressed issues
+
+
+
+<br/>
+
+## Supported platforms
+
+Both x86_64 and ARM64 platforms are supported.
+
+- macOS: 26
+- Ubuntu: 24.04, 26.04
+- AlmaLinux: 10
+- Fedora: 44
+- Debian: 13
+- Arch Linux: latest
+
+<br/>
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- Geant4: 11.4.1 or higher
+- CLHEP: 2.4.6.0 or higher
+- Xerces-C: 3.2 or higher
+
+<br/>
+
+## Compatibility notes
+
+
+<br/>
+
+## Detailed list of changes and fixes