Merge pull request #23 from tawanda-kembo/ci/streamline-release-process

ci: fix version bumping and improve overall code quality

Merge pull request #22 from tawanda-kembo/ci/streamline-release-process

ci: fix version updating and PyPI publishing process

Merge pull request #21 from tawanda-kembo/ci/streamline-release-process

ci: fix version updating and PyPI publishing process

Merge pull request #20 from tawanda-kembo/ci/streamline-release-process

ci: streamline release and publishing process

Merge pull request #19 from tawanda-kembo/ci/streamline-release-process

ci: streamline release and publishing process

Merge pull request #18 from tawanda-kembo/feat/automate-versioning

chore: check for existing tag before creating and pushing a new tag

Merge pull request #17 from tawanda-kembo/feat/automate-versioning

chore: check for existing tag before creating and pushing a new tag

Merge pull request #16 from tawanda-kembo/feat/automate-versioning

chore: check for existing tag before creating and pushing a new tag

Merge pull request #15 from tawanda-kembo/feat/automate-versioning

chore: check for existing tag before creating and pushing a new tag

Merge pull request #13 from tawanda-kembo/feat/automate-versioning

chore: handle existing tags and correctly bump version