Change branch verification to warning instead of error

Allows workflow to complete successfully even if branch hasn't been renamed yet. After manual rename, user can re-run the branch-automation job to apply version reference updates.

Author: berfinyuksel

.github/workflows/create-release.yaml

@@ -966,10 +966,11 @@ jobs:
             -H "Authorization: Bearer ${RELEASE_TOKEN}")
           
           if [[ "${VERIFY_BRANCH}" -ne 200 ]]; then
-            echo "❌ Branch '${TO}' not found. Please complete the manual rename first." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+            echo "⚠️ Branch '${TO}' not found yet. Skipping version reference updates." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+            echo "After manually renaming '${FROM}' → '${TO}', re-run the branch-automation job to apply updates." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
             cd /
             rm -rf "${WORK_DIR}"
-            exit 1
+            exit 0
           fi
           
           # Create PR branch