Bump VERSION file, prep for v4.4.1 release (#1091)

* bump version

* update release instructions

* link issue

* changelog newline

prepare changelog for v4.4.0 (#1084)

Prepare for release 4.3.0 (#1016)

* Prepare for release 4.3.0

* update date

fill out changelog entries for 4.2.1 (#985)

* fill out changelog entries for 4.2.1

* bump version

release 4.2.0 (#950)

Prepare for release 4.1.0 (#741)

* Prepare for release 4.1.0
* update release date

Release version 4.0.1 (#691)

* Add CHANGELOG entries so far

* v4.0.1

Add changelog for v4.0.0 release (#633)

* Prepare for v4.0.0 release

* changelog notes for v4.0.0

* update release date

Release v4.0.0-rc5 (#640)

Prepare for release v4.0.0-rc4 (#626)

* Prepare for release v4.0.0-rc4

* Add release date