WIP: fixup the workflow

Author: dividedmind

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
       dry_run:
         description: "Run in dry-run mode (no publish)"
         required: false
-        default: "false"
+        default: "true"
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -23,22 +23,18 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
-    if: >-
-      ((github.event_name == 'workflow_run' && github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' && github.event.workflow_run.head_branch == 'master') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_run' && github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' && github.event.workflow_run.head_branch == 'master')
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           java-version: "17"
           distribution: "temurin"
           cache: gradle
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
       - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: "20"
-          cache: "npm"
       - name: Install semantic-release
         shell: bash
         run: |