Added create-release workflow for GitHub releases.

.github/workflows/create-release.yaml

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+name: Create Release
+
+on:
+  # Trigger on pushes after running this for past releases
+  # push:
+  #   tags:
+  #     - "*"  # Match any tag
+  workflow_dispatch: # Manual trigger for release creation
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "The tag to create a release for"
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    name: Create GitHub Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release # Link to the protected environment
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Extract Release Notes
+        id: extract_notes
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+          sed -n "/## \\[$VERSION\\]/,/## \\[/p" CHANGELOG.md | sed '$d' | sed "s/## \\[$VERSION\\]/## $VERSION/" > RELEASE_NOTES.md
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+          body_path: ./RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Output release URL
+        run: |
+          echo "Release URL: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.html_url }}"