Persist `:release` node from gitlab-ci.yml

Problem to solve

Persist the :release node which was added to gitlab-ci.yml in !19298 (merged)

!19298 (comment 269121548)

Intended users

• Rachel (Release Manager)
• Delaney (Development Team Lead)
• Sasha (Software Developer)
• Devon (DevOps Engineer)

Further details

if the :release node is not in fact persisted, it will not be usable by downstream processes such as the efforts to create a release by the runner

Proposal

• Persist :release node from gitlab-ci.yml

Testing

• Node should be available for runner down stream

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@sean_carroll - can you explain why we need to persist the release node?

@jmeshell it was news to me that it was not already being persisted

It was highlighted in this maintainer review !19298 (comment 269121548). Work will need to be undertaken to understand what needs to be done and then to apply it. This will be an upstream dependency for #38352 (closed)

I see @sean_carroll - can you include in the issue description the consqences of it not persisting so I can prioritize this for %12.8

@jmeshell at this point it is not certain that it is not persisted. It will require some research to determine this.

My understanding is that if the :release node is not in fact persisted, it will not be usable by downstream processes such as the efforts to create a release by the runner.

@sean_carroll - got it. I tweaked the description to be inclusive of this.

@jmeshell as we are going to start on the Runner - Release creation in 12.9, I think this should be prioritized.

@sean_carroll can you add a weight & then I’ll pull it into ~workflow::ready for development

Weight: 1

• investigation and possible persistence

If persistence is needed, once the investigation is done it should be a simple matter.

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mentioned in issue #196171 (closed)

mentioned in issue #196480 (closed)

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mentioned in epic &2510 (closed)

created merge request !26385 (merged) to address this issue

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