From 741151a4d376f7961cf4318c22e63bc9092837ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <3753118+bikegeek@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 16:24:23 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Updates for beta5 release (#391)

---
 docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 docs/conf.py                       |  2 +-
 docs/version                       |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
index 740994e6..3d765b1e 100644
--- a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,28 @@ METcalcpy Release Notes
 =======================
 
 
+METcalcpy Velsion 3.0.0-beta5 release notes (20230628)
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+  .. dropdown:: New Functionality
+
+     * **Add updates to MPR writer and fix bugs for stratosphere** (`#385 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METcalcpy/issues/385>`_)
+
+  .. dropdown:: Enhancements
+
+     * **Enhance METcalcpy to use the TOTAL_DIR column when aggregate statistics wind direction statistics in the VL1L2, VAL1L2, and VCNT columns** (`#384 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METcalcpy/issues/384>`_)
+
+  .. dropdown:: Internal
+
+     * Update GitHub issue and pull request templates to reflect the current development workflow details  (`#326 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METcalcpy/issues/326>`_)
+     * Consider using only .yml or only .yaml extensions  (`#349 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METcalcpy/issues/349>`_)
+     * Code coverage statistics  (`#54 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus-Internal/issues/54>`_)
+
+
+  .. dropdown:: Bugfixes
+
+
 METcalcpy Velsion 3.0.0-beta4 release notes (20230417)
 ------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 12056811..0657694b 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 verinfo = version
 release = f'{version}'
 release_year = '2023'
-release_date = f'{release_year}-07-28'
+release_date = f'{release_year}-06-28'
 copyright = f'{release_year}, {author}'
 
 # if set, adds "Last updated on " followed by
diff --git a/docs/version b/docs/version
index 98b3e794..aaa6cfef 100644
--- a/docs/version
+++ b/docs/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__="3.0.0-beta4"
+__version__="6.0.0-beta5"