github-actions :: switch to LTS supported release-action

[cfkoehler]

Use https://github.com/marketplace/actions/create-release to create a gitHub release based on the input tag. Also set to auto create release notes.

[cfkoehler]

Worked on my fork: https://github.com/cfkoehler/emissary/actions/runs/11382362212/job/31665702670

Run ncipollo/release-action@v1
  with:
    tag: 8.15.0
    name: 8.15.0
    generateReleaseNotes: true
    makeLatest: true
    draft: false
    prerelease: false
    omitBody: false
    omitBodyDuringUpdate: false
    omitDraftDuringUpdate: false
    omitName: false
    omitNameDuringUpdate: false
    omitPrereleaseDuringUpdate: false
    removeArtifacts: false
    replacesArtifacts: true
    skipIfReleaseExists: false
    token: ***
    updateOnlyUnreleased: false
  env:
    JAVA_VERSION: 11
    JAVA_DISTRIBUTION: corretto
    MAVEN_OPTS: -Dhttps.protocols=TLSv1.[2](https://github.com/cfkoehler/emissary/actions/runs/11382362212/job/31665702670#step:10:2) -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf[4](https://github.com/cfkoehler/emissary/actions/runs/11382362212/job/31665702670#step:10:4)jMavenTransferListener=WARN -Djava.awt.headless=true
    RELEASE_VERSION: 8.1[5](https://github.com/cfkoehler/emissary/actions/runs/11382362212/job/31665702670#step:10:5).0
    JAVA_HOME: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Java_Corretto_jdk/11.0.25-9.1/x[6](https://github.com/cfkoehler/emissary/actions/runs/11382362212/job/31665702670#step:10:6)4
    JAVA_HOME_11_X64: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Java_Corretto_jdk/11.0.25-[9](https://github.com/cfkoehler/emissary/actions/runs/11382362212/job/31665702670#step:10:9).1/x64
    GITHUB_TOKEN: ***

created: https://github.com/cfkoehler/emissary/releases/tag/8.15.0

[DonResnik]

@cfkoehler is it possible to see the generated release notes in your fork? I see the 8.15.0 release has a changelog, is that the generated release notes?

[cfkoehler]

@cfkoehler is it possible to see the generated release notes in your fork? I see the 8.15.0 release has a changelog, is that the generated release notes?

Yes changelog = release notes
https://github.com/cfkoehler/emissary/releases/tag/8.15.0