New release script

.github/workflows/release_new.yml

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+name: Master release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      releaseVersion:
+        description: 'Release and tag version  (ie 5.5.0)'
+        required: true
+      developmentVersion:
+        description: 'Next development version, with SNAPSHOT'
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  master_release:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[maven-release-plugin]')"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      packages: write
+      attestations: write
+      id-token: write
+      pull-requests: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # Fetch all history for all tags and branches
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          # Use PAT instead of the default GITHUB_TOKEN for authentication
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PACKAGE_REPO_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '11'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - name: Initialize mandatory git config
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
+          git config user.email [email protected]
+
+      - name: Configure Git HTTPS authentication
+        run: |
+          git config --global url."https://${{ secrets.GH_PACKAGE_REPO_PASSWORD }}@github.com/".insteadOf "[email protected]:"
+          git remote set-url origin https://${{ secrets.GH_PACKAGE_REPO_PASSWORD }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git
+
+      - name: Release with Maven
+        env:
+          GITHUB_USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_PACKAGE_REPO_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GH_PACKAGE_REPO_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          mvn -B -Dtag=${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }} release:prepare \
+          -DreleaseVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }} \
+          -DdevelopmentVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.developmentVersion }} --file pom.xml \
+          && mvn release:perform -B --file pom.xml
+
+      - name: Create A Pull Request
+        uses: thomaseizinger/[email protected]
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GH_PACKAGE_REPO_PASSWORD }}
+          head: master
+          base: develop
+          title: Released master into develop
+          body: |
+            Hi!
+            This PR was created in response workflow running.
+            I've updated the version name and code commit: ${{ steps.make-commit.outputs.commit }}.