Merge pull request #609 from elezar/add-release-md

[no-relnote] Add RELEASE.md

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+# Release Process
+
+The NVIDIA Container Toolkit consists of the following artifacts:
+- The NVIDIA Container Toolkit container
+- Packages for debian-based systems
+- Packages for rpm-based systems
+
+# Release Process Checklist:
+- [ ] Create a release PR:
+    - [ ] Run the `./hack/prepare-release.sh` script to update the version in all the needed files. This also creates a [release issue](https://github.com/NVIDIA/cloud-native-team/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Arelease)
+    - [ ] Run the `./hack/generate-changelog.sh` script to generate the a draft changelog and update `CHANGELOG.md` with the changes.
+    - [ ] Create a PR from the created `bump-release-{{ .VERSION }}` branch.
+- [ ] Merge the release PR
+- [ ] Tag the release and push the tag to the `internal` mirror:
+    - [ ] Image release pipeline: https://gitlab-master.nvidia.com/dl/container-dev/container-toolkit/-/pipelines/16466098
+- [ ] Wait for the image release to complete.
+- [ ] Push the tag to the the upstream GitHub repo.
+- [ ] Wait for the [`Release`](https://github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin/actions/workflows/release.yaml) GitHub Action to complete
+- [ ] Publish the [draft release](https://github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin/releases) created by the GitHub Action
+- [ ] Publish the packages to the gh-pages branch of the libnvidia-container repo
+- [ ] Create a KitPick
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+*Note*: This assumes that we have the release tag checked out locally.
+
+- If the `Release` GitHub Action fails:
+    - Check the logs for the error first.
+    - Create the helm packages locally by running:
+      ```bash
+      ./hack/prepare-artifacts.sh {{ .VERSION }}
+      ```
+    - Create the draft release by running:
+      ```bash
+      ./hack/create-release.sh {{ .VERSION }}
+      ```