Allow repository maintainers to force-merge

The repository ruleset `Protect version branches` has been updated to
allow repository maintainers to skip protection rules in PRs.

Signed-off-by: Leandro Lucarella <[email protected]>

Author: llucax

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -18,13 +18,20 @@ To upgrade without regenerating the project, you can follow these steps:
     sed '/  # Checked by flake8/a\  "redefined-outer-name",\n  "unused-import",' pyproject.toml
     ```
 
+- It is recommended to update this rule in your repository to use the new bypass rule for the `Protect version branches` ruleset that allows maintainers to force-merge.
+
+    You can do this by re-importing the ruleset or manually:
+
+    Go to the repository settings -> **Rules** -> **Rulesets** -> **Protect version branches** -> **Bypass list** -> **Add bypass** -> Select **Maintain** role and change the dropdown bypass rule to use **Pull requests** instead of **Always**.
+
 ## New Features
 
 <!-- Here goes the main new features and examples or instructions on how to use them -->
 
 ### Cookiecutter template
 
 - Some checks that are already performed by `flake8` are now disabled in `pylint` to avoid double reporting.
+- The repository ruleset `Protect version branches` has been updated to allow repository maintainers to skip protection rules in PRs.
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 

github-rulesets/Protect version branches.json

@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@
     }
   ],
   "bypass_actors": [
+    {
+      "actor_id": 2,
+      "actor_type": "RepositoryRole",
+      "bypass_mode": "pull_request"
+    },
     {
       "actor_id": 5,
       "actor_type": "RepositoryRole",