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/middleware.js

@@ -1,10 +1,65 @@
-module.exports = function (globalMiddleware, context) {
-  return function (callback) {
+'use strict'
+
+// hoisted due to circular dependency on command.
+module.exports = {
+  applyMiddleware,
+  commandMiddlewareFactory,
+  globalMiddlewareFactory
+}
+const isPromise = require('./is-promise')
+const argsert = require('./argsert')
+
+function globalMiddlewareFactory (globalMiddleware, context) {
+  return function (callback, applyBeforeValidation = false) {
+    argsert('<array|function> [boolean]', [callback, applyBeforeValidation], arguments.length)
     if (Array.isArray(callback)) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < callback.length; i++) {
+        if (typeof callback[i] !== 'function') {
+          throw Error('middleware must be a function')
+        }
+        callback[i].applyBeforeValidation = applyBeforeValidation
+      }
       Array.prototype.push.apply(globalMiddleware, callback)
     } else if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+      callback.applyBeforeValidation = applyBeforeValidation
       globalMiddleware.push(callback)
     }
     return context
   }
 }
+
+function commandMiddlewareFactory (commandMiddleware) {
+  if (!commandMiddleware) return []
+  return commandMiddleware.map(middleware => {
+    middleware.applyBeforeValidation = false
+    return middleware
+  })
+}
+
+function applyMiddleware (argv, yargs, middlewares, beforeValidation) {
+  const beforeValidationError = new Error('middleware cannot return a promise when applyBeforeValidation is true')
+  return middlewares
+    .reduce((accumulation, middleware) => {
+      if (middleware.applyBeforeValidation !== beforeValidation &&
+          !isPromise(accumulation)) {
+        return accumulation
+      }
+
+      if (isPromise(accumulation)) {
+        return accumulation
+          .then(initialObj =>
+            Promise.all([initialObj, middleware(initialObj, yargs)])
+          )
+          .then(([initialObj, middlewareObj]) =>
+            Object.assign(initialObj, middlewareObj)
+          )
+      } else {
+        const result = middleware(argv, yargs)
+        if (beforeValidation && isPromise(result)) throw beforeValidationError
+
+        return isPromise(result)
+          ? result.then(middlewareObj => Object.assign(accumulation, middlewareObj))
+          : Object.assign(accumulation, result)
+      }
+    }, argv)
+}