Updates & automatic release capability

[wendigo]

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Pull Request Overview

This PR updates dependency versions and adds automatic release capability to the project. The changes modernize the build environment and introduce automated release workflows.

• Updated Go and Java versions along with various dependency versions
• Added Maven Central publishing configuration with authentication
• Introduced GitHub Actions workflow for automated releases

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 6 out of 7 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

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File	Description
src/main/go/go.mod	Updated Go version and dependency versions for afero, sys, and text packages
pom.xml	Updated airbase parent version and exec-maven-plugin version
.mvn/settings.xml	Added Maven settings for Sonatype Central Portal publishing
.mvn/maven.config	Added Maven configuration to use custom settings file
.github/workflows/release.yml	Added automated release workflow with branch locking and Maven Central publishing
.github/workflows/ci.yml	Updated Java and Go versions in CI workflow

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src/main/go/go.mod:1

• Go version 1.24.2 does not exist. Go follows semantic versioning with major.minor.patch format, and version 1.24 has not been released. Consider using a valid Go version like 1.23.x or 1.22.x.

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[wendigo]

ping @martint