Migrate release workflow to gh-action_release v7

[michael-jabbour-sonarsource]

v6 is deprecated and replaced by v7 for immutable releases and tags.

Switch release triggering from the deprecated release:published event to manual workflow_dispatch with a required full version input, and pass that version to the reusable workflow.

Rationale: Release and Tag Immutability guidance

https://xtranet-sonarsource.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Platform/pages/5141594243/Release+and+Tag+Immutability+-+GitHub#gh-action_release-%E2%80%94-migrate-to-v7

[michael-jabbour-sonarsource]

This change is part of the following stack:

• Migrate release workflow to gh-action_release v7 #85 ◀

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Summary

This PR upgrades the release workflow from gh-action_release v6 to v7 and changes the trigger mechanism from automatic (on release:published) to manual (workflow_dispatch).

Key changes:

• Trigger: Manual workflow_dispatch instead of automatic release:published event
• Version input: Requires explicit full version (e.g., 1.25.1.3886) to be provided when triggering the workflow
• Action version: Updates to v7 and passes the version parameter to the reusable workflow

This implements SonarSource's Release and Tag Immutability guidance to ensure better control over release artifacts and versioning.

What reviewers should know

What changed:
The .github/workflows/release.yml file has two main changes:

1. Lines 1-9: Trigger mechanism and new required version input
2. Line 16-18: Action version bump and version parameter passing

For reviewers:

• The workflow is now manual rather than automatic — releases must be triggered explicitly via workflow_dispatch
• When triggering, the caller must supply the version input with the full version string (build number included)
• The v7 action receives this version explicitly, enabling the immutability guarantees
• Config options (publishToBinaries: false, mavenCentralSync: true) remain unchanged
• No changes to existing behavior beyond the trigger mechanism and version input

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[mostafa-mohammed-sonarsource]

Thanks for taking care of this