[release] Prepare 4.4.0 - Drop Node 12 Support (#311)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # libhoney-js changelog
 
+
+## [4.0.0] - 2022-09-19
+
+### !!! Breaking Changes !!!
+
+- Drop Node v12, no longer security supported (#308) | [@emilyashley](https://github.com/emilyashley)
+
+### Maintenance
+
+- Set circleCI Node default to latest v16 (#310) | [@emilyashley](https://github.com/emilyashley)
+
 ## [3.1.2] - 2022-09-13
 
 ### Maintenance

RELEASE.md

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 1. Add release entry to [changelog](./CHANGELOG.md)
 2. Update version using `npm version --no-git-tag-version patch` (replace patch with minor / major as needed)
 3. Open a PR with the above, and merge that into main
-4. Create new tag on merged commit with the new version (e.g. `v2.3.1`)
-5. Push the tag upstream (this will kick off the release pipeline in CI)
+4. Create new tag on merged commit with the new version (e.g. `git tag -a v2.3.1 -m "v2.3.1"`)
+5. Push the tag upstream (this will kick off the release pipeline in CI) e.g. `git push origin v2.3.1`
 6. Copy change log entry for newest version into draft GitHub release created as part of CI publish steps
+   - generate release notes via github release draft for full changelog notes and any new contributors

package.json

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 {
   "name": "libhoney",
-  "version": "3.1.2",
+  "version": "4.0.0",
   "description": " Honeycomb.io Javascript library",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/honeycombio/libhoney-js/issues",
   "repository": {