updating labels and release config

.github/labels.yml

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+- name: new-feature
+  description: for new features in the changelog.
+  color: 225fee
+- name: improvement
+  description: for improvements in existing functionality in the changelog.
+  color: 22ee47
+- name: repo-ci-improvement
+  description: for improvements in the repository or CI workflow in the changelog.
+  color: c922ee
+- name: bugfix
+  description: for any bug fixes in the changelog.
+  color: ed8e21
+- name: documentation
+  description: for updates to the documentation in the changelog.
+  color: d3e1e6
+- name: testing
+  description: for updates to the testing suite in the changelog.
+  color: 933ac9
+- name: breaking-change
+  description: for breaking changes in the changelog.
+  color: ff0000

.github/release.yml

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+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+  categories:
+    - title: ⚠️  Breaking Change
+      labels:
+        - breaking-change
+    - title: 🚀 New Features
+      labels:
+        - enhancement
+    - title: 💡 Improvements
+      labels:
+        - improvement
+    - title: ⚙️  Repo/CI Improvements
+      labels:
+        - repo-ci-improvement
+    - title: 🐛 Bug Fixes
+      labels:
+        - bugfix
+    - title: 📦 Dependency Updates
+      labels:
+        - dependencies
+    - title: 📖 Documentation
+      labels:
+        - documentation
+    - title: 🧪 Testing Improvements
+      labels:
+        - testing
+    - title: Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"