🌱 Automating release creation

[adilGhaffarDev]

What this PR does / why we need it:
This PR is

• Fixing release automation according to this issue: Automate release tag and branch creation and review release notes in PR cluster-api-provider-metal3#1923
• fixing release note generation
• updating documentation
  Which issue(s) this PR fixes (optional, in fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...) format, will close the issue(s) when PR gets merged):
  Fixes #

[adilGhaffarDev]

documentation needs to be updated I am working on it.

[tuminoid]

Also, let's design this so that we can replicate it to all releasable repos here. For other workflows, we have moved the boilerplate code to project-infra and then simply call it from repo being released with correct params. Makes much less maintenance in the long run, when updates need to go in one repo only.

Here we of course have the release note code in the repo, which might make it difficult, but at least check if above is possible?

[adilGhaffarDev]

Also, let's design this so that we can replicate it to all releasable repos here. For other workflows, we have moved the boilerplate code to project-infra and then simply call it from repo being released with correct params. Makes much less maintenance in the long run, when updates need to go in one repo only.

Yes, @mquhuy was also suggesting that. I will check.

[adilGhaffarDev]

As discussed, let's proceed with merging this change and test it in the upcoming patch releases. Once verified, I'll open a pull request in project-infra to add a common workflow script for IPAM, CAPM3, and BMO.
cc @tuminoid @Rozzii

[adilGhaffarDev]

/test metal3-centos-e2e-integration-test-main
/test metal3-ubuntu-e2e-integration-test-main

[adilGhaffarDev]

@peppi-lotta @smoshiur1237 @Sunnatillo please review

[adilGhaffarDev]

/retest

[Sunnatillo]

/approve

Nice improvement

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/override metal3-centos-e2e-integration-test-main metal3-ubuntu-e2e-integration-test-main

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[mquhuy]

Thanks @adilGhaffarDev , this looks like a very good change!

I had some nits from initial reviews, may come back with more later if I have time.

[kashifest]

/hold cancel
ready for review

[tuminoid]

/hold

We need to have documents in more finished state. I realize we need further tuning after we've done a release, but at least the steps should be corrected. Now there is too much old stuff that should not be done by release team at all.

[adilGhaffarDev]

/test markdownlint

[adilGhaffarDev]

/test markdownlint

[tuminoid]

/override metal3-centos-e2e-integration-test-main metal3-ubuntu-e2e-integration-test-main

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[tuminoid]

/lgtm

Lets take this baby for a test ride!

[tuminoid]

/unhold