update VERSION during a release

[plastikfan]

the .VERSION file change not being committed during a release, see this:

      if ! git add ./VERSION; then
        # echo "!!! Aborted! Failed to git add VERSION file" #error/item
        gum style "$(_e "!!! Aborted! Failed to git add $(_i 'VERSION') file")"

        return 1
      fi

      if [ -e ./VERSION-PATH ]; then
        version_path=$(more ./VERSION-PATH)
        echo "$raw_version" > "$version_path"
        
        if ! git add "$version_path"; then
          # echo "!!! ⛔ Aborted! Failed to git add VERSION-PATH file ($version_path)" #error/item
          gum style "!!! $(_e 'Aborted! Failed to git add VERSION-PATH file') ($("_i $version_path"))"

          return 1
        fi
      fi

we only commit VERSION-PATH, but we don't commit .VERSION.