Auto merge of #8636 - flip1995:release_changelog_quick_update, r=xFrednet

Add documentation on how to do a minimal changelog update

This ensures that the link to the Clippy version in the Rust release
blog post works correctly. The additional `(beta)` behind the previous
beta version breaks that link otherwise.

[Rendered](https://github.com/flip1995/rust-clippy/blob/release_changelog_quick_update/doc/release.md)

changelog: none

doc/release.md

@@ -121,4 +121,25 @@ happened a stable backport, make sure to re-merge those changes just as with the
 
 For this see the document on [how to update the changelog].
 
+If you don't have time to do a complete changelog update right away, just update
+the following parts:
+
+- Remove the `(beta)` from the new stable version:
+
+  ```markdown
+  ## Rust 1.XX (beta) -> ## Rust 1.XX
+  ```
+
+- Update the release date line of the new stable version:
+
+  ```markdown
+  Current beta, release 20YY-MM-DD -> Current stable, released 20YY-MM-DD
+  ```
+
+- Update the release date line of the previous stable version:
+
+  ```markdown
+  Current stable, released 20YY-MM-DD -> Released 20YY-MM-DD
+  ```
+
 [how to update the changelog]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/blob/master/doc/changelog_update.md