chore: add bump-patch-version command and update documentation

- Add bump-patch-version justfile command for both Windows and Unix
- Update RELEASE_PROCESS.md to document all three version bump types
- Change "we" to "I" in CONTRIBUTING.md for consistency

Author: matthewjberger

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Nightshade is currently in its early stages of development. The project is not a
 
 ## Future Contributions
 
-Once the engine reaches a more mature and stable state, we will open up contributions and provide detailed contributor guidelines. At that time, this document will be updated with:
+Once the engine reaches a more mature and stable state, I will open up contributions and provide detailed contributor guidelines. At that time, this document will be updated with:
 
 * Code style guidelines
 * Development setup instructions

RELEASE_PROCESS.md

@@ -4,14 +4,23 @@ This project uses [git-cliff](https://git-cliff.org/) for automated changelog ge
 
 ## Creating a New Release
 
-1. Bump the version (patch version):
+1. Bump the version:
+
+   For a patch version bump (bug fixes, minor changes):
+   ```bash
+   just bump-patch-version
+   ```
+
+   For a minor version bump (new features, backwards compatible):
    ```bash
    just bump-minor-version
    ```
-   Or for a major version bump:
+
+   For a major version bump (breaking changes):
    ```bash
    just bump-major-version
    ```
+
    This will:
    - Update version in `Cargo.toml` and `crates/nightshade/README.md`
    - Create a commit with the version bump
@@ -30,6 +39,16 @@ This project uses [git-cliff](https://git-cliff.org/) for automated changelog ge
    ```
    This creates a GitHub release titled `nightshade-vX.Y.Z` with the full changelog as release notes.
 
+## Pre-1.0 Versioning
+
+While Nightshade is in pre-1.0 development (0.x.x versions), semantic versioning is interpreted differently:
+
+- **Patch version (0.x.Y)**: Bug fixes, minor changes, and breaking changes
+- **Minor version (0.X.0)**: New features, improvements, and breaking changes
+- **Major version (X.0.0)**: Reserved for the 1.0 stable release
+
+During pre-1.0 development, breaking changes may occur in both patch and minor version bumps. Once version 1.0 is reached, standard semantic versioning will apply where breaking changes require a major version bump.
+
 ## Utility Commands
 
 - `just show-version` - Display current version

justfile

@@ -206,3 +206,31 @@ bump-major-version:
     echo ""
     echo "Version bumped and tagged! To push, run:"
     echo "  just push-version v$NEW_VERSION"
+
+# Bumps the patch version, updates changelog, and creates a git tag (Windows)
+[windows]
+bump-patch-version:
+    $currentVersion = (Select-String -Path 'Cargo.toml' -Pattern '^version = "(.+)"' | Select-Object -First 1).Matches.Groups[1].Value; $parts = $currentVersion.Split('.'); $newPatch = [int]$parts[2] + 1; $newVersion = "$($parts[0]).$($parts[1]).$newPatch"; Write-Host "Bumping version from $currentVersion to $newVersion"; (Get-Content 'Cargo.toml') -replace "^version = `"$currentVersion`"", "version = `"$newVersion`"" | Set-Content 'Cargo.toml'; (Get-Content 'Cargo.toml') -replace "nightshade = \{ version = `"$currentVersion`"", "nightshade = { version = `"$newVersion`"" | Set-Content 'Cargo.toml'; (Get-Content 'crates/nightshade/README.md') -replace "nightshade = `"$currentVersion`"", "nightshade = `"$newVersion`"" | Set-Content 'crates/nightshade/README.md'; git add Cargo.toml crates/nightshade/README.md; git commit -m "chore: bump version to v$newVersion"; git tag "v$newVersion"; git cliff --tag "v$newVersion" -o CHANGELOG.md; git add CHANGELOG.md; git commit -m "chore: update changelog for v$newVersion"; Write-Host ""; Write-Host "Version bumped and tagged! To push, run:" -ForegroundColor Green; Write-Host "  just push-version v$newVersion" -ForegroundColor Green
+
+# Bumps the patch version, updates changelog, and creates a git tag (Unix)
+[unix]
+bump-patch-version:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -euo pipefail
+    CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep '^version = ' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/version = "\(.*\)"/\1/')
+    IFS='.' read -ra PARTS <<< "$CURRENT_VERSION"
+    NEW_PATCH=$((PARTS[2] + 1))
+    NEW_VERSION="${PARTS[0]}.${PARTS[1]}.$NEW_PATCH"
+    echo "Bumping version from $CURRENT_VERSION to $NEW_VERSION"
+    sed -i "s/^version = \"$CURRENT_VERSION\"/version = \"$NEW_VERSION\"/" Cargo.toml
+    sed -i "s/nightshade = { version = \"$CURRENT_VERSION\"/nightshade = { version = \"$NEW_VERSION\"/" Cargo.toml
+    sed -i "s/nightshade = \"$CURRENT_VERSION\"/nightshade = \"$NEW_VERSION\"/" crates/nightshade/README.md
+    git add Cargo.toml crates/nightshade/README.md
+    git commit -m "chore: bump version to v$NEW_VERSION"
+    git tag "v$NEW_VERSION"
+    git cliff --tag "v$NEW_VERSION" -o CHANGELOG.md
+    git add CHANGELOG.md
+    git commit -m "chore: update changelog for v$NEW_VERSION"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Version bumped and tagged! To push, run:"
+    echo "  just push-version v$NEW_VERSION"