Update release workflow to support prereleases

[nscuro]

Description

Updates release workflow to support prereleases.

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Pull request overview

Updates the release automation to support prereleases (e.g., -rc.1) and adjust tagging/release behavior accordingly.

Changes:

• Adds workflow_dispatch inputs for explicitly setting release/development versions and enabling dry runs.
• Updates the release workflow logic to detect prereleases and avoid tagging container images as latest for prereleases.
• Adjusts Maven Release Plugin configuration to align tag naming and release goals with the updated workflow.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
pom.xml	Updates maven-release-plugin configuration (tag naming, goals, profiles) to support the revised release process.
.github/workflows/release.yml	Adds inputs and prerelease logic; refactors release/publish steps and GitHub Release creation.

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Coverage variation	Diff coverage
✅ +20.48% (target: -1.00%)	✅ ∅ (target: 70.00%)

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	Coverable lines	Covered lines	Coverage
Common ancestor commit (56a71c1)	212	137	64.62%
Head commit (f0b1585)	5766 (+5554)	4907 (+4770)	85.10% (+20.48%)

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Pull request overview

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