minor updates for release

Author: kaklise

documentation/developers.rst

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Since the release depends on external services, the instructions below often nee
 
 2. **Check or create release notes**: The release notes are in WNTR/documentation/whatsnew/<version>.rst 
    (see Step 3 to autogenerate release notes) and make sure the 
-   <version>.rst file is included in WNTR\documentation\whatsnew.rst.
+   <version>.rst file is included in WNTR/documentation/whatsnew.rst.
    Update the release date in <version>.rst.
 
 3. **Create a new release on GitHub**: Go to https://github.com/USEPA/WNTR/releases and select “Draft a new release”.

documentation/whatsnew/v1.4.0.rst

@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ WNTR version 1.4.0 includes the following updates:
 * Added element property float checking by @angusmcb in https://github.com/USEPA/WNTR/pull/521
 * Added check value for pump power and tests by @angusmcb in https://github.com/USEPA/WNTR/pull/520
 * Updated plot_network to use geopandas (networkx is still used by default) by @kbonney in https://github.com/USEPA/WNTR/pull/451
+* Restored demo test files by @kaklise in https://github.com/USEPA/WNTR/pull/535

wntr/__init__.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from wntr import utils
 from wntr import msx
 
-__version__ = '1.4.0'
+__version__ = '1.4.0rc1'
 
 __copyright__ = """Copyright 2023-2025 National Technology & Engineering 
 Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS). Under the terms of Contract DE-NA0003525