Added workflow for automated releases

.github/workflows/release.yml

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+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      releaseVersion:
+        description: "Version to use for the release."
+        required: true
+        default: "X.Y.Z"
+      developmentVersion:
+        description: "Version to use for further development"
+        required: true
+        default: "X.Y.Z-RIE"
+jobs:
+  Release:
+    environment: Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Configure Git User # may be removed after https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/13 is resolved
+        run: |
+          git config user.email "${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config user.name "${{ github.actor }}"
+      - name: Set up python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      - name: Build
+        run: make compile-with-docker-all
+      - name: Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}
+          files: |
+            bin/aws-lambda-rie
+            bin/aws-lambda-rie-arm64
+            bin/aws-lambda-rie-x86_64