docs(meta): add RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md (#702)

Author: DaniPopes

RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md

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+# Release checklist
+
+This checklist is meant to be used as a guide for the `forge-std` release process.
+
+## Steps
+
+- [ ] Update the version number in `package.json`
+- [ ] Open and merge a PR with the version bump
+- [ ] Tag the merged commit with the version number: `git tag v<X.Y.Z>`
+- [ ] Push the tag to the repository: `git push --tags`
+- [ ] Create a new GitHub release with the automatically generated changelog and with the name set to `v<X.Y.Z>`
+- [ ] Add `## Featured Changes` section to the top of the release notes