Create RELEASE.md

Author: derjust

RELEASE.md

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+# Release process #
+
+1. Check `pom.xml` for the proper `<version />` tag
+1. Check `pom.xml` SpecificaitonVersion entries
+1. Update `src/changes/changes.xml` timestamp of the release version
+1. Update `README.md` version for the Maven/Gradle examples
+
+Then execute
+
+```
+  $ mvn release:prepare && mvn release:perform
+```
+
+which will tag, build, test and upload the artifacts to Sonatype's OSS staging area & closes the staging repository.
+Maven Central synchronization usually takes ~15 minutes.
+
+Finally create a new section in `src/changes/changes.xml`.