*: release related improvements

.github/workflows/build.yml

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+name: Build
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'scripts/**'
+      - '**/*.md'
+  push:
+    # Build for the master branch.
+    branches:
+      - master
+  release:
+    # Publish released commit as Docker `latest` and `git_revision` images.
+    types:
+      - published
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        description: 'Ref to build dBFT [default: latest master; examples: v0.1.0, 0a4ff9d3e4a9ab432fd5812eb18c98e03b5a7432]'
+        required: false
+        default: ''
+
+jobs:
+  run:
+    name: Run simulation
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}
+          # Allows to fetch all history for all branches and tags. Need this for proper versioning.
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.21'
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: Run simulation
+        run: |
+          cd ./simulation
+          go run main.go

.github/workflows/go.yml

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 name: Go
-on: [push]
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Lint
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           version: latest
 
   test:
-    name: test
+    name: Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:

CHANGELOG.md

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+# Changelog
+
+This document outlines major changes between releases.
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+New features:
+
+Behaviour changes:
+ * add generic Hash/Address parameters to `DBFT` service (#94)
+ * remove custom payloads implementation from default `DBFT` service configuration
+   (#94)
+ * rename `InitializeConsensus` dBFT method to `Reset` (#95)
+ * drop outdated dBFT `Service` interface (#95)
+
+Improvements:
+ * add MIT License (#78, #79)
+ * documentation updates (#80, #86, #95)
+ * dependencies upgrades (#82, #85)
+ * minimum required Go version upgrade to Go 1.19 (#83)
+ * log messages adjustment (#88)
+ * untie `dbft` module from `github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go` dependency (#94)
+
+Bugs fixed:
+
+## [0.1.0] (15 May 2023)
+
+Stable dbft 2.0 implementation.
+
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/nspcc-dev/dbft/compare/v0.1.0...master
+[0.1.0]: https://github.com/nspcc-dev/dbft/releases/v0.1.0

docs/release-instruction.md

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+# Release instructions
+
+This document outlines the dbft release process. It can be used as a todo
+list for a new release.
+
+## Check the state
+
+These should run successfully:
+ * build
+ * unit-tests
+ * lint
+ * simulation with default settings
+
+## Update CHANGELOG and ROADMAP
+
+Add an entry to the CHANGELOG.md following the style established there. Add a
+codename, version and release date in the heading. Write a paragraph
+describing the most significant changes done in this release. In case if the dBFT
+configuration was changed, some API was marked as deprecated, any experimental
+changes were made in the user-facing code and the users' feedback is needed or
+if there's any other information that requires user's response, write
+another separate paragraph for those who uses dbft package. Then, add sections
+with release content describing each change in detail and with a reference to
+GitHub issues and/or PRs. Minor issues that doesn't affect the package end-user may
+be grouped under a single label.
+ * "New features" section should include new abilities that were added to the
+   dBFT/API, are directly visible or available to the user and are large
+   enough to be treated as a feature. Do not include minor user-facing
+   improvements and changes that don't affect the user-facing functionality
+   even if they are new.
+ * "Behaviour changes" section should include any incompatible changes in default
+   settings or in API that are available to the user. Add a note about changes
+   user needs to make if he uses the affected code.
+ * "Improvements" section should include user-facing changes that are too
+   insignificant to be treated as a feature and are not directly visible to the
+   package end-user, such as performance optimizations, refactoring and internal
+   API changes.
+ * "Bugs fixed" section should include a set of bugs fixed since the previous
+   release with optional bug cause or consequences description.
+
+Create a PR with CHANGELOG changes, review/merge it.
+
+## Create a GitHub release and a tag
+
+Use "Draft a new release" button in the "Releases" section. Create a new
+`vX.Y.Z` tag for it following the semantic versioning standard. Put change log
+for this release into the description. Do not attach any binaries.
+Set the "Set as the latest release" checkbox if this is the latest stable
+release or "Set as a pre-release" if this is an unstable pre-release.
+Press the "Publish release" button.
+
+## Close GitHub milestone
+
+Close corresponding X.Y.Z GitHub milestone.
+
+## Announcements
+
+Copy the GitHub release page link to:
+ * Riot channel
+
+## Dependant projects update
+
+Create an issue or PR to fetch the updated package version in the dependant
+repositories.