chore: release branches as releases/vX.Y
instead of releases/vX.Y.Z
#1071
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What this PR does / why we need it
This reworks the release branch action to correctly branch off in patterns that do not include Z / Patch versions:
To achieve this it allows to print only the major/minor combination for the release_generate.go generator.
Additionally, it adds an automatic bump to main after the Branch Cutoff was completed into main.
Which issue(s) this PR fixes
Currently our release branches include the 0 Z / Patch version as part of their name, but this is misleading because we also use these branches for patches onto the Y / Minor version.
This fixes up the release branch creation to
part of #995 to ensure proper candidate creation