Add NEWS.md and news reminder workflow

.github/workflows/auto-bump-version.yml

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+name: Auto-bump Version on Merge
+
+# This triggers ONLY when code is pushed directly to master 
+# (which includes when a Pull Request is merged into it).
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master  # If your default branch is 'main', change this to 'main'
+
+jobs:
+  bump-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # Required so the bot can push the new commit to your repo
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Calculate and Update Version
+        run: |
+          # 1. Extract current version from the DESCRIPTION file
+          CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep -i "^Version:" DESCRIPTION | awk '{print $2}')
+
+          # SECURITY CHECK: Ensure it strictly matches a version number format (e.g., 0.17.0 or 0.17.0.9000)
+          if [[ ! "$CURRENT_VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+$ ]]; then
+            echo "❌ Error: Invalid version format in DESCRIPTION: '$CURRENT_VERSION'"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # 2. Split the version string by periods into an array
+          IFS='.' read -r -a VERSION_PARTS <<< "$CURRENT_VERSION"
+
+          # 3. Increment the very last number by 1
+          LAST_INDEX=$((${#VERSION_PARTS[@]} - 1))
+          VERSION_PARTS[$LAST_INDEX]=$((VERSION_PARTS[$LAST_INDEX] + 1))
+
+          # 4. Stitch the version string back together
+          NEW_VERSION=$(IFS='.'; echo "${VERSION_PARTS[*]}")
+
+          echo "Bumping version from $CURRENT_VERSION to $NEW_VERSION"
+
+          # 5. Safely replace the old version with the new version in the file
+          sed -i "s/^Version: [0-9.]\+/Version: $NEW_VERSION/i" DESCRIPTION
+
+          # 6. Securely pass the new version to the next step for the commit message
+          cat <<EOF >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Commit and Push
+        run: |
+          # Configure Git to act as the official GitHub Actions bot
+          git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+
+          # Stage the changed file
+          git add DESCRIPTION
+
+          # Check if there are actually changes to commit (prevents errors if version didn't change)
+          if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD; then
+            # The [skip ci] flag is CRITICAL. It tells GitHub NOT to trigger 
+            # another workflow run from this automated commit, preventing infinite loops.
+            git commit -m "chore: auto-bump version to ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }} [skip ci]"
+            git push
+            echo "✅ Successfully bumped version and pushed to master."
+          else
+            echo "No changes needed."
+          fi

.github/workflows/remind-news.yml

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+name: Remind NEWS.md Update
+
+# We only run this when the PR is first opened so the bot doesn't 
+# spam the contributor with comments on every single new commit.
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened]
+
+jobs:
+  remind-news:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write # Required so the bot can leave a comment
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Check if NEWS.md was modified
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          # Get the list of changed files
+          CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only origin/${{ github.base_ref }} HEAD)
+
+          # Check if NEWS.md is in that list
+          if echo "$CHANGED_FILES" | grep -q "^NEWS\.md$"; then
+            echo "✅ NEWS.md was updated. No reminder needed."
+            exit 0
+          else
+            echo "⚠️ NEWS.md not updated. Posting a friendly reminder..."
+
+            # Use the GitHub CLI to post a comment directly to the PR
+            gh pr comment ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --body "👋 **Friendly reminder:** It looks like \`NEWS.md\` wasn't updated in this Pull Request. 
+
+            If your changes include bug fixes, new features, or UI tweaks, please consider adding a quick note to the \`# jaspYourModule (development version)\` section so our users know about your awesome work! *(If this is just a minor typo fix, feel free to ignore this message.)*"
+
+            # We exit with 0 (success) so the check turns green and does NOT block the PR
+            exit 0
+          fi

DESCRIPTION

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 Package: jaspModuleTemplate
-Type: Package
+Type: Package 
 Title: A module for JASP
-Version: 0.1.0
+Version: 0.1.2
 Date: 2020-10-15
 Author: JASP Team
 Website: jasp-stats.org

NEWS.md

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+# jaspModuleTemplate Changelog
+
+> **HOW TO READ AND UPDATE THIS CHANGELOG:**
+> 
+> This document follows a modified [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/) format adapted for the R/JASP ecosystem. Releases are listed in reverse chronological order (newest first).
+> As an example see [jaspModuleTemplate](https://github.com/RensDofferhoff/jaspModuleTemplate/blob/master/NEWS.md)
+> * **Adding New Changes (For Contributors):** All new commits should be logged at the very top of the file under the `# jaspModuleTemplate (development version)` header. Place your bullet point under the appropriate category (`## Added`, `## Fixed`, etc.). 
+> * **Issue References:** Please reference the relevant GitHub Issue (if any) at the end of your line (e.g., `(Issue #123)`). 
+> * **Format Categories:** >   * **Added:** New template features, QML examples, or build tools.
+>   * **Changed:** Updates to default configurations, boilerplate code, or dependencies. 
+>   * **Fixed:** Bug fixes in the build pipeline, R wrappers, or QML layouts.
+>   * **Deprecated / Removed:** Outdated template components or legacy code.
+
+---
+
+# jaspModuleTemplate (development version)
+
+## Added
+* Added a "Raincloud Plot" option to visualize data distributions alongside summary statistics (Issue #45).
+* Added Welch's t-test option
+
+## Changed
+* Reorganized the "Assumption Checks" menu to group homogeneity and normality tests together for better usability (Issue #51).
+
+## Fixed
+* Fixed a fatal error where the analysis would crash if a user assigned a variable containing entirely missing values (`NA`) to the grouping factor (Issue #53).
+
+---
+
+# jaspModuleTemplate 0.17.0
+
+## Added
+* Included support for robust standard errors (HC3 estimators) via the `sandwich` package (Issue #39).
+* Added full interface translations for German and French (Issue #38).
+
+## Changed
+* The default color palette for all plots has been updated to be colorblind-friendly (Issue #43).
+* The main results table now defaults to displaying 95% Confidence Intervals for effect sizes.
+
+## Deprecated
+* The legacy `jaspCreateLegacyPlot()` function used for backwards compatibility with older state files is marked for removal. Module developers should migrate to the modern plotting API (Issue #30).custom QML components (Issue #30).