Prepare 2.13.0 release (#1133)

* Prepare 2.13.0 release

* Update release instructions for pre-releases

* Add #1142 for Greg's work

* Make python-version match for pre-commits

.github/workflows/Pre-commit-hooks.yml

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       #setting up Python v3.0.0
       - uses: actions/[email protected]
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.9'
       #using pre-commit latest i.e v2.0.3
       - uses: pre-commit/[email protected]
       #Running pre-commit for all files

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 default_stages: [commit, push]
 default_language_version:
-  python: python3.8
+  python: python3.9
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
     rev: 3.8.2
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v2.3.0
     hooks:
-    - id: check-yaml
+    - id: check-yaml

docs/contributing.rst

@@ -344,14 +344,22 @@ included in the release have been properly documented in
 To make a new release, go to
 https://github.com/zarr-developers/zarr-python/releases and
 click "Draft a new release". Choose a version number prefixed
-with a `v` (e.g. `v0.0.0`) and set the description to:
+with a `v` (e.g. `v0.0.0`). For pre-releases, include the
+appropriate suffix (e.g. `v0.0.0a1` or `v0.0.0rc2`).
 
-```
-See release notes https://zarr.readthedocs.io/en/stable/release.html#release-0-0-0
-```
+
+Set the description of the release to::
+
+    See release notes https://zarr.readthedocs.io/en/stable/release.html#release-0-0-0
 
 replacing the correct version numbers. For pre-release versions,
 the URL should omit the pre-release suffix, e.g. "a1" or "rc1".
 
-Be sure to review and merge the https://github.com/conda-forge/zarr-feedstock
+After creating the release, the documentation will be built on
+https://readthedocs.io. Full releases will be available under
+`/stable <https://zarr.readthedocs.io/en/stable>`_ while
+pre-releases will be available under
+`/latest <https://zarr.readthedocs.io/en/latest>`_.
+
+Also review and merge the https://github.com/conda-forge/zarr-feedstock
 pull request that will be automatically generated.

docs/release.rst

@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ Release notes
 
 2.13.0
 ------
-.. warning::
-    Pre-release! Use :command:`pip install --pre zarr` to evaluate this release.
+
+..
+    # .. warning::
+    #    Pre-release! Use :command:`pip install --pre zarr` to evaluate this release.
 
 Major changes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ Major changes
 
 * **Zarr v3: add support for the default root path** rather than requiring
   that all API users pass an explicit path.
-  By :user:`Gregory R. Lee <grlee77>` :issue:`1085`.
+  By :user:`Gregory R. Lee <grlee77>` :issue:`1085`, :issue:`1142`.
 
 
 Bug fixes