Update release workflow to use upload-versions from the primer/.github repository

[jonrohan]

Overview

This PR refactors the release workflow to use centralized GitHub Actions from the primer/.github repository instead of maintaining local copies. This change improves maintainability and ensures consistency across Primer repositories.

Key Changes:

1. Migrated to centralized actions: Replaced local .github/actions/upload-versions action with primer/.github/.github/actions/upload-versions@v2.4.0
2. Added version reporting: Introduced primer/.github/.github/actions/report-versions@v2.4.0 to replace inline GitHub script for outputting version information
3. Fixed workflow trigger issue: Added filters to prevent the workflow from running on tag pushes and merge queue branches, which was causing the release-main job to be skipped

Changelog

New

• Added primer/.github/.github/actions/report-versions@v2.4.0 action to the release-candidate and release-canary jobs
• Added workflow trigger filters to ignore merge queue branches (gh-readonly-queue/**) and all tags

Changed

• Updated all jobs to use primer/.github/.github/actions/upload-versions@v2.4.0 instead of local action
• Replaced inline github-script actions for outputting version information with the centralized report-versions action

Removed

• Removed local .github/actions/upload-versions/action.yml file (41 lines)
• Removed inline GitHub script actions that created commit statuses for published versions in release-candidate and release-canary jobs

Rollout strategy

• Patch release
• Minor release
• Major release; if selected, include a written rollout or migration plan
• None; if selected, include a brief description as to why

Reason: This is a CI/CD infrastructure change that does not affect the published package or its API. It only affects internal release workflow processes.

Testing & Reviewing

Testing:

• The workflow changes can be verified by checking that the release workflow runs correctly on pushes to the main branch
• The release-main job should now run on main branch pushes (previously was being skipped due to tag triggers)
• Version reporting should work correctly via the new report-versions action
• Version uploads should continue to work as before via the centralized upload-versions action

Key Points to Review:

1. The centralized actions from primer/.github@v2.4.0 provide equivalent functionality to the removed local action and inline scripts
2. The workflow trigger filters correctly exclude tags and merge queue branches to prevent unnecessary runs
3. All three jobs (release-main, release-candidate, release-canary) have been updated consistently

Merge checklist

• Added/updated tests
• Added/updated documentation
• Added/updated previews (Storybook)
• Changes are SSR compatible
• Tested in Chrome
• Tested in Firefox
• Tested in Safari
• Tested in Edge
• (GitHub staff only) Integration tests pass at github/github (Learn more about how to run integration tests)

Note: Most merge checklist items are not applicable for this CI/CD infrastructure change. The changes are SSR compatible as they don't affect runtime code.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR migrates the release workflow from using a local GitHub Action (.github/actions/upload-versions) to using centralized shared actions from the primer/.github repository. It also adds filtering to prevent the workflow from running on merge queue branches and tags.

• Replaces local upload-versions action with shared actions from primer/.github@v2.4.0
• Adds new report-versions step to replace custom GitHub Script implementations for reporting package versions
• Adds workflow trigger filters to ignore merge queue branches and tags

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
.github/workflows/release.yml	Updated to use shared actions from primer/.github@v2.4.0 for version reporting and uploading; added branch/tag filtering to workflow triggers; removed custom GitHub Script steps
.github/actions/upload-versions/action.yml	Deleted local action as it's replaced by the centralized shared action