chore: configure semantic-release to create PR instead of direct push

[baleen37]

Summary

Configure semantic-release to create a PR for releases instead of pushing directly to main, avoiding protected branch violations.

Changes

• Set branches: ['release'] in .releaserc.js
• Update release.yml workflow to:
  • Run semantic-release on release branch
  • Push release branch and create PR
  • Disable success/fail comments

Context

Previously semantic-release tried to push directly to main, which failed due to branch protection rules requiring PRs.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated release workflow automation with improved error handling and conditional branch creation.
  • Optimized GitHub integration configuration for streamlined release coordination and reduced notification behavior.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The release workflow has been enhanced to explicitly configure semantic-release with a designated release branch, suppress GitHub plugin comments, and implement a multi-step process that sets git credentials, executes semantic-release, and automatically creates pull requests when new releases are generated.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Release Configuration .github/workflows/release.yml	Added multi-step release process: explicit git configuration (user.name, user.email), semantic-release execution with --branches release flag and failure handling, and conditional logic to push release branch and create pull request against main when release is created
Release Configuration .releaserc.js	Modified GitHub plugin configuration from string entry to object with successComment: false and failComment: false; added explicit branches: ['release'] to default export configuration

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
    participant GHA as GitHub Actions<br/>Workflow
    participant SR as semantic-release
    participant Git as Git Repository
    participant GH as GitHub API

    GHA->>GHA: Set git user.name & user.email
    GHA->>SR: Execute semantic-release<br/>(--branches release)
    alt Release Created
        SR->>Git: Create release branch
        Git-->>GHA: Branch created signal
        GHA->>Git: Push release branch to origin
        GHA->>GH: Create PR against main<br/>(with RELEASE_VERSION)
    else No Release Needed
        SR-->>GHA: Echo "No release needed"
    end

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Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~15 minutes

Suggested labels

released

Poem

🐰 A release workflow takes flight,
With branches configured just right,
Semantic versioning flows,
As the rabbit well knows,
Creating PRs—pure delight!

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