Fixed #1 - Fixed the whatsnew-** script for loading release notes into builds

Added test to ensure that release notes are parsed properly
Updated to latest dependencies to fix security vulnerability
Updated GH Actions Workflow to run test before updating tag
Updated README.md to reflect proper whatsnew documentation.

node_modules/is-plain-object/index.js

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+/*!
+ * is-plain-object <https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object>
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017, Jon Schlinkert.
+ * Released under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+var isObject = require('isobject');
+
+function isObjectObject(o) {
+  return isObject(o) === true
+    && Object.prototype.toString.call(o) === '[object Object]';
+}
+
+module.exports = function isPlainObject(o) {
+  var ctor,prot;
+
+  if (isObjectObject(o) === false) return false;
+
+  // If has modified constructor
+  ctor = o.constructor;
+  if (typeof ctor !== 'function') return false;
+
+  // If has modified prototype
+  prot = ctor.prototype;
+  if (isObjectObject(prot) === false) return false;
+
+  // If constructor does not have an Object-specific method
+  if (prot.hasOwnProperty('isPrototypeOf') === false) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Most likely a plain Object
+  return true;
+};