Add release notes generation config

Author: michaelosthege

.github/release.yml

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+# This file contains configuration for the automatic generation of release notes in GitHub.
+# It's not perfect, but it makes it a little less laborious to write informative release notes.
+# Also see https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/releasing-projects-on-github/automatically-generated-release-notes
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - no releasenotes
+  categories:
+    - title: Major Changes 🛠
+      labels:
+        - major
+    - title: New Features & Bugfixes 🎉
+      labels:
+        - defects
+        - enhancements
+        - feature-request
+    - title: Docs & Maintenance 🔧
+      labels:
+        - docs
+        - installation
+        - maintenance
+        - pre-commit
+        - tests
+        - "*"