fix(release): sync VERSION and package.json via release-please-config

Adds release-please-config.json with release-type: simple + extra-files configuration to sync package.json version via JSONPath. Also bumps VERSION 1.3.0 → 1.6.0 and package.json 1.0.0 → 1.6.0 to align with the v1.6.0 published release. Resolves the version drift between VERSION, package.json, .release-please-manifest.json, and CHANGELOG that broke update-system.mjs detection. Closes #336, #523.

Author: chorrell

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
-          release-type: simple
-          package-name: career-ops
+          config-file: release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.0
+1.6.0

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "career-ops",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "AI-powered job search pipeline built on Claude Code",
   "scripts": {
     "doctor": "node doctor.mjs",

release-please-config.json

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "release-type": "simple",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "release-type": "simple",
+      "package-name": "career-ops",
+      "extra-files": [
+        {
+          "type": "json",
+          "path": "package.json",
+          "jsonpath": "$.version"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}