RELEASING.md release process documentation

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+# Release Guide For Team Members
+
+## Process
+
+1. Merge any changes you want to include into `main`.
+2. Run
+   the [`draft-release`](https://github.com/abcxyz/pkg/actions/workflows/draft-release.yml)
+   workflow. Run from the main branch. Choose what sort
+   of [semantic versoning](https://semver.org)
+   increment you want to make (Major, Minor, Patch, Prerelease).
+3. Approve the `PR` created by `draft-release`. Once `PR` is merged
+   the `release`
+   workflow will automatically run.
+4. Optional: Edit description at https://github.com/abcxyz/pkg/releases
+
+### Patching Old Versions
+
+Currently, you can only increment an existing version on the main branch.
+There is currently no automated way to make a patch of an old release, and
+doing so must be done by manually tagging and releasing.
+
+### `VERSION` File
+
+`VERSION` in the root of the repo is used by `draft-release` to determine the
+"current" version to increment from. It must be a valid existing tag.
+
+#### Failed Release
+If a release fails, you will need to manually decrement the `VERSION` file
+to its previous state before running `draft-release` again to create a new PR.