From 4d91e90af536343823709665e8917fcd602a55be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: George McCabe <23407799+georgemccabe@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:12:33 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Feature #2555 v6.0.0 beta4 (#2556)

* update version for beta4 release

* added release notes for beta4 release
---
 docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 metplus/VERSION                    |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
index 5d33b75b0..d42065f93 100644
--- a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,43 @@ When applicable, release notes are followed by the
 `GitHub issue <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues>`__ number which
 describes the bugfix, enhancement, or new feature.
 
+
+METplus Version 6.0.0 Beta 4 Release Notes (2024-04-17)
+-------------------------------------------------------
+
+  .. dropdown:: Enhancements
+
+     NONE
+
+  .. dropdown:: Bugfix
+
+     * ASCII2NC file window bad default value and redundant initialization of wrappers
+       (`#2520 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2520>`_)
+
+  .. dropdown:: New Wrappers
+
+     NONE
+
+  .. dropdown:: New Use Cases
+
+     NONE
+
+  .. dropdown:: Documentation
+
+     * Create pull-down menus within User's Guide for configuration files
+       (`#2372 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2372>`_)
+
+     * Modify the format of the METplus Components Python Requirements Table
+       (`#2463 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2463>`_)
+
+  .. dropdown:: Internal
+
+     * Automate the MET version number update
+       (`#2509 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2509>`_)
+     * Add GitHub action to run SonarQube for METplus pull requests and feature branches
+       (`#2537 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/issues/2537>`_)
+
+
 METplus Version 6.0.0 Beta 3 Release Notes (2024-02-08)
 -------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/metplus/VERSION b/metplus/VERSION
index c1929f62b..63acd43f8 100644
--- a/metplus/VERSION
+++ b/metplus/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.0.0-beta4-dev
+6.0.0-beta4