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

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
Edited by Sean Carroll