Add release checklist to readme (#356)

Add release checklist to readme

README.md

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ $ make build
 
 **If you use RKE v0.2.x or v0.1.x, please set proper branch.**
 
-Using the provider
+Using the Provider
 ------------------
 
 If you're building the provider, follow the instructions to [install it as a plugin.](https://www.terraform.io/docs/plugins/basics.html#installing-a-plugin) After placing it into your plugins directory,  run `terraform init` to initialize it. Documentation about the provider specific configuration options can be found at [rke provider docs](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/rancher/rke/latest/docs).
@@ -123,3 +123,28 @@ Provider examples
 You can view some tf file examples, [here](examples).
 
 On Openstack you can use [terraform-openstack-rke](https://github.com/remche/terraform-openstack-rke) module.
+
+Releasing the Provider
+---------------------------
+
+* Create a draft of the [release](https://github.com/rancher/terraform-provider-rke/releases) and select create new tag for the version you are releasing
+* Create release notes by clicking `Generate release notes`
+* Copy the release notes to the CHANGELOG and update to the following format
+
+```
+# <tag version> (Month Day, Year)
+FEATURES:
+ENHANCEMENTS:
+BUG FIXES:
+```
+
+* Create a PR to update CHANGELOG
+* Copy the updated notes back to the draft release (DO NOT release with just the generated notes. Those are just a template to help you)
+* Make sure the branch is up-to-date with the remote, in this example, the branch is master and the release tag is v1.24.0
+
+```
+git remote add upstream-release git@github.com:rancher/terraform-provider-rke.git
+git checkout upstream-release/master
+git push upstream-release v1.24.0
+```
+* Create an [EIO issue](https://github.com/rancherlabs/eio) for Hashicorp to publish the release