Merge branch 'auto_release'

Author: adbancroft

.github/workflows/prepare_release.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ on:
       release_type:
         description: 'Release Type'
         required: true
-        default: 'Minor'
         type: choice
         options:
           - Major (E.g. 5.2.1 to 6.0.0)