(chore) Prep for v6.10.0rc2 (#8701)

Author: lstein

docs/RELEASE.md

@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ The launcher uses GitHub as the source of truth for available releases.
 
 ## General Prep
 
-Make a developer call-out for PRs to merge. Merge and test things out. Bump the version by editing `invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py`.
+Make a developer call-out for PRs to merge. Merge and test things
+out. Create a branch with a name like user/chore/vX.X.X-prep and bump the version by editing
+`invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py` and commit locally.
 
 ## Release Workflow
 
@@ -26,14 +28,14 @@ It is triggered on **tag push**, when the tag matches `v*`.
 
 ### Triggering the Workflow
 
-Ensure all commits that should be in the release are merged, and you have pulled them locally.
-
-Double-check that you have checked out the commit that will represent the release (typically the latest commit on `main`).
+Ensure all commits that should be in the release are merged into this branch, and that you have pulled them locally.
 
 Run `make tag-release` to tag the current commit and kick off the workflow. You will be prompted to provide a message - use the version specifier.
 
 If this version's tag already exists for some reason (maybe you had to make a last minute change), the script will overwrite it.
 
+Push the commit to trigger the workflow.
+
 > In case you cannot use the Make target, the release may also be dispatched [manually] via GH.
 
 ### Workflow Jobs and Process

invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "6.10.0rc1"
+__version__ = "6.10.0rc2"

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "InvokeAI"
-description = "An implementation of Stable Diffusion which provides various new features and options to aid the image generation process"
+description = "A full-featured AI-assisted image generation environment designed for creatives and enthusiasts."
 requires-python = ">=3.11, <3.13"
 readme = { content-type = "text/markdown", file = "README.md" }
 keywords = ["stable-diffusion", "AI"]