Revert "Revert "Feature 561 v4.0.0 beta1 (#562)" (#563)" (#564)

This reverts commit 2b9219f.

Author: bikegeek

docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst

@@ -7,21 +7,22 @@ describes the bugfix, enhancement, or new feature:
 `METplotpy GitHub issues. <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplotpy/issues>`_
 
 
-METplotpy Version 3.2.0-RC1 release notes (20250930)
-====================================================
+METplotpy Version 4.0.0-beta1 release notes (20260205)
+======================================================
+
 
 .. dropdown:: New Plots
 
    None
 
 .. dropdown:: Enhancements
 
-   * Wind Rose: support specifying range radialaxes range (`#534 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplotpy/issues/534>`_)
-   * Support YAML config files generated by METviewer MVBatch (`#540 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplotpy/issues/540>`_)
+   * None
 
 .. dropdown:: Bugfixes
 
-   * Bugfix Vertical Plot fix incorrect x-values/x-axis labels (`#537 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplotpy/issues/537>`_)
+   * Use the METviewer data output directory when the points path is not defined in the yaml config file created by METviewer (`#552 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplotpy/issues/552>`_)
+   * WindRose plot shows incorrect legend when max wind speed is less than requested (`#547 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METplotpy/issues/547>`_)
 
 .. dropdown:: Documentation
 

docs/conf.py

@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = 'METplotpy'
-copyright = '2025, NSF NCAR'
+copyright = '2026, NSF NCAR'
 author = 'UCAR/NSF NCAR, NOAA, CSU/CIRA, and CU/CIRES'
 author_list = 'Adriaansen, D.,  C. Kalb, D. Fillmore, T. Jensen, L. Goodrich, M. Win-Gildenmeister, T. Burek, and H. Fisher'
 verinfo = version
 release = f'{version}'
-release_year = '2025'
+release_year = '2026'
 
-release_date = f'{release_year}-09-30'
+release_date = f'{release_year}-02-05'
 
 copyright = f'{release_year}, {author}'