ci: add semantic-release job for automated version bumping

[rmiki-dev]

This PR uses the semantic-release action to automate versioning and releases based on commit history. It does this by reading commits to calculate the next version and creating a git-tag automatically. A GitHub App is used in place of a PAT to provide better security and bypass the repo ruleset, allowing the bot to push tags while keeping the main branch protected.

[gemini-code-assist]

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[djach7]

LGTM after changes

[mmartinv]

Isn't a release config file required for this action to work? ¹

Footnotes

1. https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/docs/usage/configuration.md#configuration ↩

[rmiki-dev]

Isn't a release config file required for this action to work? 1

Footnotes

1. https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/docs/usage/configuration.md#configuration [↩](#user-content-fnref-1-15b94e9f7b70276790c93dcf9b3e1916)

A config file isn't strictly required, but it will be a great addition to change the default configurations, such as the default branch and release notes. I'll include the file and push it through.