Clarify release strategy and version bumps

[osinjoku]

Description

Clarify release strategy and version bumps, remove logic for overriding patch number with the build number.

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• Documentation update

Checklist

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• I have read the CONTRIBUTING document
• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have updated the documentation accordingly
• My changes generate no new warnings
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published

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Pull Request Overview

This PR clarifies the release strategy by standardizing version handling to use only the root version.json file as the canonical source. It removes the logic that previously allowed overriding the patch number with a build number from environment variables.

• Removed BUILD_NUMBER environment variable dependency from version calculation
• Updated version computation to use patch value directly from version.json
• Added comprehensive release documentation outlining the new standardized process

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
run.py	Removes BUILD_NUMBER fallback logic and uses patch value directly from version.json
RELEASE.md	Adds detailed documentation for the new standardized release process
.github/workflows/publish.yml	Updates PowerShell script to use patch value directly from version.json

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