docs(release): update release notes for v1.1.8 and archive previous version

- Update RELEASE_NOTES.md with new information for v1.1.8 release
- Move previous release notes to RELEASE_NOTES_ARCHIVE.md
- Add new release notes backup pattern to .gitignore

Signed-off-by: diverger <[email protected]>

Author: diverger

.gitignore

@@ -70,3 +70,4 @@ test-files/
 
 # Test files - ignore large binary files
 test-files/large-file.bin
+/RELEASE_NOTES_backup_*.md

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,31 +1,51 @@
 # Release Notes
 
-## 🚀 GH OBS Helper Release v1.1.7
+## 🚀 GH OBS Helper Release v1.1.8
 
 ### 🎯 What's New
-- **Enhanced CI/CD Testing**: Improved workflow testing with comprehensive URL output validation
-- **Workflow Organization**: Renamed and restructured test workflows for better clarity
-- **Security Improvements**: Enhanced secret management in CI/CD workflows
+- **Enhanced Documentation**: Added professional badges for license, release, and build status to README.md
+- **CI/CD Improvements**: Streamlined GitHub release workflow with modern action
+- **Repository Cleanup**: Added automated workflow run cleanup for better repository maintenance
 
 ### 🔧 Changes
-- **CI Workflow Updates**: Enabled checksum validation for large file uploads in testing workflows
-- **Test Infrastructure**: Added dedicated URL output testing and improved upload test results validation
-- **Security Configuration**: Updated workflow files to use secure OBS region configuration via secrets
-- **Workflow Naming**: Renamed `test-url-outputs.yml` workflow to `test-url-usage.yml` for better clarity
+- **Documentation Updates**: Updated README.md with status badges for better project visibility
+- **Package Metadata**: Updated author information in package.json
+- **CI/CD Modernization**: Switched from deprecated actions/create-release to softprops/action-gh-release
+- **Workflow Cleanup**: Added automated cleanup of old workflow runs to maintain repository hygiene
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
-- **Large File Upload Testing**: Fixed checksum validation issues during large file upload tests
-- **Workflow Configuration**: Resolved configuration inconsistencies in CI/CD test workflows
-- **Secret Management**: Improved handling of sensitive configuration in automated tests
+- **Release Process**: Improved GitHub release creation workflow reliability
+- **Repository Maintenance**: Implemented automatic cleanup to prevent workflow run accumulation
 
 ### 📋 Known Issues
 - No known issues in this release
 - All existing functionality remains stable
 
 ### 🔗 Migration Guide
-- No breaking changes from v1.1.6
+- No breaking changes from v1.1.7
 - All existing workflows remain fully compatible
 - No code changes required for users
 
+### 🛠️ Usage Example
+```yaml
+- name: Upload to OBS
+  id: upload
+  uses: diverger/[email protected]
+  with:
+    access_key: ${{ secrets.OBS_ACCESS_KEY }}
+    secret_key: ${{ secrets.OBS_SECRET_KEY }}
+    region: 'cn-north-4'
+    bucket: 'my-bucket'
+    operation: 'upload'
+    local_path: 'dist/**/*'
+    obs_path: 'releases/v1.1.8/'
+    public_read: true
+
+- name: Use uploaded file URLs
+  run: |
+    echo "First file URL: ${{ steps.upload.outputs.first_upload_url }}"
+    echo "All URLs: ${{ steps.upload.outputs.upload_urls }}"
+```
+
 ---
-**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/diverger/gh-obs-helper/compare/v1.1.6...v1.1.7
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/diverger/gh-obs-helper/compare/v1.1.7...v1.1.8

RELEASE_NOTES_ARCHIVE.md

@@ -4,6 +4,38 @@ This file contains archived release notes for older versions of GH OBS Helper.
 
 ---
 
+## 🚀 GH OBS Helper Release v1.1.7
+
+### 🎯 What's New
+- **Enhanced CI/CD Testing**: Improved workflow testing with comprehensive URL output validation
+- **Workflow Organization**: Renamed and restructured test workflows for better clarity
+- **Security Improvements**: Enhanced secret management in CI/CD workflows
+
+### 🔧 Changes
+- **CI Workflow Updates**: Enabled checksum validation for large file uploads in testing workflows
+- **Test Infrastructure**: Added dedicated URL output testing and improved upload test results validation
+- **Security Configuration**: Updated workflow files to use secure OBS region configuration via secrets
+- **Workflow Naming**: Renamed `test-url-outputs.yml` workflow to `test-url-usage.yml` for better clarity
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+- **Large File Upload Testing**: Fixed checksum validation issues during large file upload tests
+- **Workflow Configuration**: Resolved configuration inconsistencies in CI/CD test workflows
+- **Secret Management**: Improved handling of sensitive configuration in automated tests
+
+### 📋 Known Issues
+- No known issues in this release
+- All existing functionality remains stable
+
+### 🔗 Migration Guide
+- No breaking changes from v1.1.6
+- All existing workflows remain fully compatible
+- No code changes required for users
+
+---
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/diverger/gh-obs-helper/compare/v1.1.6...v1.1.7
+
+---
+
 ## 🚀 GH OBS Helper Release v1.1.6
 
 ### 🔧 Changes