(PA-2496) Remove v from release version

Author: mihaibuzgau

README.md

@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ To do so, follow these instructions from a current `master` checkout:
   * run `rake changelog`
   * double check the PRs to make sure they're all tagged correctly (using the new CHANGELOG for cross-checking)
 * Check README and other materials for up-to-date-ness
-* Commit changes with title "Release prep for v\<VERSION>"
+* Commit changes with title "Release prep for \<VERSION>"
 * Upload and PR the release-prep branch to the puppetlabs GitHub repo
 * Check that CI is green and merge the PR
 * Run `rake release[upstream]` to release from your checkout

misc/ANNOUNCEMENT_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ See [this post](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-dev/1R9gwkEIxHU/adWXJ0NfC
 
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-Subject: [ANN] Resource API vX.Y.Z Release
+Subject: [ANN] Resource API X.Y.Z Release
 
 Hi all,