fix(docs): Reorder how to determine version numbers for releases (#12050

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Also fixes the broken link for release-approvers.

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Co-authored-by: Francesco Novy <[email protected]>

docs/publishing-a-release.md

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ _These steps are only relevant to Sentry employees when preparing and publishing
 **If you want to release a new SDK for the first time, be sure to follow the
 [New SDK Release Checklist](./new-sdk-release-checklist.md)**
 
-1. Determine what version will be released (we use [semver](https://semver.org)).
-2. Create a branch `prepare-release/VERSION`, eg. `prepare-release/7.37.0`, off develop
+1. Run `yarn changelog` on the `develop` branch and determine what version will be released (we use
+   [semver](https://semver.org))
+2. Create a branch `prepare-release/VERSION`, eg. `prepare-release/8.1.0`, off develop
 3. Update [`CHANGELOG.md`](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/edit/master/CHANGELOG.md) to add an entry for
    the next release number and a list of changes since the last release. (See details below.)
 4. Open a PR with the title `meta(changelog): Update changelog for VERSION` against `master` branch.
@@ -16,20 +17,18 @@ _These steps are only relevant to Sentry employees when preparing and publishing
 7. A new issue should appear in https://github.com/getsentry/publish/issues.
 8. Wait until the CI check runs have finished successfully (there is a link to them in the issue).
 9. Once CI passes successfully, ask a member of the
-   [@getsentry/releases team](https://github.com/orgs/getsentry/teams/releases/members) to approve the release. a. Once
-   the release is completed, a sync from `master` ->` develop` will be automatically triggered
+   [@getsentry/releases-approvers](https://github.com/orgs/getsentry/teams/release-approvers) to approve the release. a.
+   Once the release is completed, a sync from `master` ->` develop` will be automatically triggered
 
 ## Updating the Changelog
 
-1. Create a new branch `prepare-release/VERSION` off of `develop`, e.g. `prepare-release/7.37.1`.
-2. Run `yarn changelog` and copy everything
-3. Create a new section in the changelog, deciding based on the changes whether it should be a minor bump or a patch
-   release.
-4. Paste in the logs you copied earlier.
-5. Delete any which aren't user-facing changes (such as docs or tests).
-6. Highlight any important changes with subheadings.
-7. If any of the PRs are from external contributors, include underneath the commits
+1. Run `yarn changelog` and copy everything.
+2. Create a new section in the changelog with the previously determined version number.
+3. Paste in the logs you copied earlier.
+4. Delete any which aren't user-facing changes (such as docs or tests).
+5. Highlight any important changes with subheadings.
+6. If any of the PRs are from external contributors, include underneath the commits
    `Work in this release contributed by <list of external contributors' GitHub usernames>. Thank you for your contributions!`.
    If there's only one external PR, don't forget to remove the final `s`. If there are three or more, use an Oxford
    comma. (It's in the Sentry styleguide!)
-8. Commit, push, and continue with step 4 from the previous section with the general instructions (above).
+7. Commit, push, and continue with step 4 from the previous section with the general instructions (above).