add release workflow

.github/workflows/release.yml

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+name: Automate Release Creation
+
+env:
+  WORKING_DIR: ./jvm-spring-web
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version_type:
+        description: 'Type of version bump (major/minor/patch)'
+        required: false
+
+jobs:
+  determine_next_version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout Repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        ref: main
+
+    - name: Set up JDK
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        java-version: '17'
+
+    - name: Determine Next Version
+      id: determine_version
+      run: |
+        # Use the provided version type input for the bump, default to 'patch' if not provided
+        VERSION_TYPE="${{ github.event.inputs.version_type || 'patch' }}"
+
+        # Determine the next version
+        CURRENT_VERSION=$(./gradlew -q printVersion)
+        ./gradlew bumpVersion -Ptype=$VERSION_TYPE
+        NEW_VERSION=$(./gradlew -q printVersion)
+        echo "::set-output name=new_version::$NEW_VERSION"
+      working-directory: ${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}
+
+  create_release_branch:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: determine_next_version
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout Repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        ref: main
+
+    - name: Create and Push Release Branch
+      run: |
+        RELEASE_BRANCH="release/v${{ needs.determine_next_version.outputs.new_version }}"
+        git checkout -b $RELEASE_BRANCH
+        git push origin $RELEASE_BRANCH
+
+  build_and_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: create_release_branch
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout Repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ needs.create_release_branch.outputs.RELEASE_BRANCH }}
+
+    - name: Set up JDK
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        java-version: '17'
+
+    - name: Create GitHub Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      with:
+        tag_name: ${{ needs.determine_next_version.outputs.new_version }}
+        name: Release ${{ needs.determine_next_version.outputs.new_version }}
+        body: |
+          Automated release for version ${{ needs.determine_next_version.outputs.new_version }}
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}