Created release GHA workflow to version and publish package to NPM

[wmluke]

- What I did
Created release.yml to publish packages to npm.

- How I did it
Followed details in

• https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/publish-packages/publish-nodejs-packages
• https://docs.npmjs.com/trusted-publishers

- How to verify it

• Tested steps locally with --dry-run

- Human readable description for the release notes

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR adds a GitHub Actions workflow to automate the process of versioning and publishing packages to NPM using NPM's Trusted Publishers feature. The workflow includes options for dry-run testing and manual triggering with version specification.

• Implements manual workflow dispatch with version input and optional dry-run mode
• Sets up NPM Trusted Publishers authentication for secure publishing
• Includes comprehensive build, test, and publish pipeline with conditional execution

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