docs: Update docs and add release notes

refs: #1923

Change-Id: I89968ef130e85068eb20cfd2b81e414a16d243b8
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 444b8db..97873ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 .lock*
 **/*.pyc
 build/
-
+VERSION