use the UMF version from git describe in docs, not the harcoded one

Author: bratpiorka

.github/workflows/reusable_docs_build.yml

@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ jobs:
         echo "$PATH" >> $GITHUB_PATH
         python3 -m pip install -r third_party/requirements.txt
 
+    - name: Get UMF version
+      run: |
+        VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+\.\d+')
+        echo "UMF_VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
     - name: Build the documentation
       run: |
         cmake -B build \

RELEASE_STEPS.md

@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ Do changes for a release:
   - For major/minor release start from the `main` branch
 - Add an entry to ChangeLog, remember to change the day of the week in the release date
   - For major releases mention API and ABI compatibility with the previous release
-- Update project's version in a few places:
-  - For major and minor releases: `UMF_VERSION_CURRENT` in `include/umf/base.h` (the API version)
-  - `release` variable in `docs/config/conf.py` (for docs)
+- For major and minor releases, update `UMF_VERSION_CURRENT` in `include/umf/base.h` (the API version)
 - For major releases update ABI version in `.map` and `.def` files
   - These files are defined for all public libraries (`libumf` and `proxy_lib`, at the moment)
 - Commit these changes and tag the release:

docs/config/conf.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
 # Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder.
 #
 # This file only contains a selection of the most common options. For a full
@@ -22,8 +24,12 @@
 author = "Intel"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.11.0"
-
+release = os.getenv("UMF_VERSION", "")
+print(
+    f"UMF_VERSION: {release}"
+    if release != ""
+    else "please set UMF_VERSION environment variable before running this script"
+)
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------