Merge pull request #286 from NeurodataWithoutBorders/minor_release_updates

Minor release updates

Author: oruebel

.github/copilot-instructions.md

@@ -561,12 +561,14 @@ rm -rf build
 3. **Finalization is required**: Call `finalize()` on objects before closing files
 4. **Test thoroughly**: Run full test suite before completing changes
 5. **Format before commit**: Always run `format-fix` target
-6. **Respect .gitignore**: Don't commit build artifacts, test data, or IDE configs
-7. **CI is authoritative**: Local passes don't guarantee CI passes (especially formatting)
-8. **Documentation is code**: Example code in tests must work and compile
-9. **Schema-driven**: Many classes are generated from NWB schema
-10. **Cross-platform**: Changes must work on Linux, macOS, and Windows
-11. **Update CHANGELOG.md**: Document your changes in CHANGELOG.md under the "Unreleased" section following the existing format
+6. **Spell check**: Run `spell-fix` target to avoid typos in code and documentation
+7. **cppcheck**: Run `cppcheck` target for static code analysis to catch potential issues
+8. **Respect .gitignore**: Don't commit build artifacts, test data, or IDE configs
+9. **CI is authoritative**: Local passes don't guarantee CI passes (especially formatting)
+10. **Documentation is code**: Example code in tests must work and compile
+11. **Schema-driven**: Many classes are generated from NWB schema
+12. **Cross-platform**: Changes must work on Linux, macOS, and Windows
+13. **Update CHANGELOG.md**: Document your changes in CHANGELOG.md under the "Unreleased" section following the existing format
 
 ## Additional Resources
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 
-## [0.3.0] - 2026-02-25
+## [0.3.0] - 2026-02-23
 
 ### Added
 * Added `cppcheck` static analysis integration (@copilot, @oruebel [#270](https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/aqnwb/pull/270)):