Add bump-package-version(1) and document it (#74)

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Dmitry Maksyoma
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@@ -79,6 +79,25 @@ packages installed with XFCE.
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builder/test-deb-barebones ubuntu focal
```
# Preparing a release
Deb and rpm packages need their versions bumped to the new release version. It
can be done with:
```
builder/bump-package-version 0.9.4-beta
```
This will update corresponding package files, use `git diff` to see changes.
If you've ran the command and curious about Debian version specifics, here's an
explanation:
Deb version will be `0.9.4~beta-1`. `~` (and not `-`) is required by packaging
guidelines, and `-1` is Debian package revision for `0.9.4` upstream release. If
a Debian-specific patch was later added on top of `0.9.4`, it'd be `-2` for the
next Debian version. Rpm has a corresponding revision in its .spec file.
# CI development
S3 upload code is extracted to various files in `.ci`. It's possible to iterate