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/yargs/lib/command.js

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const inspect = require('util').inspect
+const isPromise = require('./is-promise')
+const { applyMiddleware, commandMiddlewareFactory } = require('./middleware')
 const path = require('path')
 const Parser = require('yargs-parser')
 
@@ -15,12 +17,12 @@ module.exports = function command (yargs, usage, validation, globalMiddleware) {
   let aliasMap = {}
   let defaultCommand
   globalMiddleware = globalMiddleware || []
-  self.addHandler = function addHandler (cmd, description, builder, handler, middlewares) {
+
+  self.addHandler = function addHandler (cmd, description, builder, handler, commandMiddleware) {
     let aliases = []
+    const middlewares = commandMiddlewareFactory(commandMiddleware)
     handler = handler || (() => {})
-    middlewares = middlewares || []
-    globalMiddleware.push(...middlewares)
-    middlewares = globalMiddleware
+
     if (Array.isArray(cmd)) {
       aliases = cmd.slice(1)
       cmd = cmd[0]
@@ -223,23 +225,25 @@ module.exports = function command (yargs, usage, validation, globalMiddleware) {
       positionalMap = populatePositionals(commandHandler, innerArgv, currentContext, yargs)
     }
 
+    const middlewares = globalMiddleware.slice(0).concat(commandHandler.middlewares || [])
+    applyMiddleware(innerArgv, yargs, middlewares, true)
+
     // we apply validation post-hoc, so that custom
     // checks get passed populated positional arguments.
     if (!yargs._hasOutput()) yargs._runValidation(innerArgv, aliases, positionalMap, yargs.parsed.error)
 
     if (commandHandler.handler && !yargs._hasOutput()) {
       yargs._setHasOutput()
-      if (commandHandler.middlewares.length > 0) {
-        const middlewareArgs = commandHandler.middlewares.reduce(function (initialObj, middleware) {
-          return Object.assign(initialObj, middleware(innerArgv))
-        }, {})
-        Object.assign(innerArgv, middlewareArgs)
-      }
-      const handlerResult = commandHandler.handler(innerArgv)
-      if (handlerResult && typeof handlerResult.then === 'function') {
-        handlerResult.then(
-          null,
-          (error) => yargs.getUsageInstance().fail(null, error)
+
+      innerArgv = applyMiddleware(innerArgv, yargs, middlewares, false)
+
+      const handlerResult = isPromise(innerArgv)
+        ? innerArgv.then(argv => commandHandler.handler(argv))
+        : commandHandler.handler(innerArgv)
+
+      if (isPromise(handlerResult)) {
+        handlerResult.catch(error =>
+          yargs.getUsageInstance().fail(null, error)
         )
       }
     }