DOC: Updated with latest release process

docs/source/release-process.rst

@@ -18,13 +18,11 @@ Edit the release date field to be today's date in the format:
    <month> <day>, <year>
 
 
-then include this file in ``docs/source/releases.rst``. New releases should
-appear at the top. The syntax for this is:
-
-::
-
-   .. include:: whatsnew/<version>.txt
-
+for example, November 6, 2015.
+Remove the active development warning from the whatsnew, since it will no
+longer be pending release.
+Update the title of the release from "Development" to "Release x.x.x" and
+update the underline of the title to match the title's width.
 
 Updating the ``__version__``
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -193,3 +191,19 @@ Once we are happy, push the updated docs to the GitHub ``gh-pages`` branch.
    $ git push origin gh-pages
 
 `zipline.io <http://www.zipline.io/index.html>`__ will update in a few moments.
+
+Next Commit
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Push a new commit post-release that adds the whatsnew for the next release,
+which should be titled according to a micro version increment. If that next
+release turns out to be a major/minor version increment, the file can be
+renamed when that's decided. You can use ``docs/source/whatsnew/skeleton.txt``
+as a template for the new file.
+
+Include the whatsnew file in ``docs/source/releases.rst``. New releases should
+appear at the top. The syntax for this is:
+
+::
+
+   .. include:: whatsnew/<version>.txt

docs/source/whatsnew/skeleton.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+Development
+-----------
+
+:Release: x.x.x
+:Date: TBD
+
+.. warning::
+   This release is still under active development.  All changes listed are
+   subject to change at any time.
+
+
+Highlights
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+None
+
+Enhancements
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+None
+
+Experimental Features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. warning::
+
+   Experimental features are subject to change.
+
+None
+
+Bug Fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+None
+
+Performance
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+None
+
+Maintenance and Refactorings
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+None
+
+Build
+~~~~~
+
+None
+
+Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+None
+
+Miscellaneous
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+None