Feature 2065 v5.1.0 beta1 (#2066)

* updated version number

* added release notes

* Update docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst

Co-authored-by: John Halley Gotway <johnhg@ucar.edu>

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Co-authored-by: John Halley Gotway <johnhg@ucar.edu>

docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst

@@ -31,7 +31,41 @@ When applicable, release notes are followed by the
 describes the bugfix, enhancement, or new feature.
 
 
-METplus Version 5.0.0 Release Notes (2022-12-??)
+METplus Version 5.1.0-beta1 Release Notes (2023-02-28)
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+* Enhancements:
+
+  * Add support for multiple interp widths
+    (`#2049 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2049>`_)
+  * TCPairs - Add support for setting consensus.write_members
+    (`#2054 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2054>`_)
+
+* Bugfix:
+
+  * StatAnalysis - allow run once for each valid time
+    (`#2026 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2026>`_)
+
+* Documentation:
+
+  * Update the METplus Components Python Requirements Documentation
+    (`#2016 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2016>`_)
+
+* Internal:
+
+  * Improve use case testing
+    (`#685 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/685>`_)
+  * Update conda environments to use 3.10 for automated use case tests
+    (`#2005 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2005>`_)
+  * Add modulefiles to the repository
+    (`#2015 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2015>`_)
+  * **Upgrade to using Python 3.10.4**
+    (`#2022 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2022>`_)
+  * Add 'License.txt' to the METplus repo
+    (`#2058 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2058>`_)
+
+
+METplus Version 5.0.0 Release Notes (2022-12-09)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
 .. warning:: **MAJOR CHANGES**:

metplus/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.1.0-beta1-dev
+5.1.0-beta1