Add release note instructions

ActivityWatch · Mar 11, 2020 · f5fe9f8 · f5fe9f8
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@@ -29,5 +29,9 @@ Making a release
 #. Create a signed tag: :code:`git tag -s v0.7.1`
 #. Push the commit and tag: :code:`git push origin refs/tags/v0.7.1`
 #. Create a release on GitHub
+ - For release notes:
+ - Main repo `git log $PREVIOUS_RELEASE_TAG...master --oneline --decorate >> commit_summary.txt`
+ - submodules `git submodule foreach --recursive git submodule summary $PREVIOUS_RELEASE_TAG >> commit_summary.txt`
+ - then clean it up
 #. Wait for the builds to finish
 #. Post about it online: Twitter, the forum, mailinglist (if major)