Cherry-pick CI changes

.github/workflows/branch_preparation.yml

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+name: Branch Preparation
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'release/**'
+    tags:
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+**'
+
+jobs:
+  update_release_branch_after_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v22
+      - name: Pre-populate nix-shell
+        run: |
+          export NIX_PATH=nixpkgs=$(jq '.nixpkgs.url' nix/sources.json -r)
+          echo "NIX_PATH=$NIX_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          nix-shell --pure --run "echo" ./shell.nix
+
+      - name: Test the chart version updater script
+        run: |
+            nix-shell --pure --run "./scripts/test-update-chart-version.sh" ./shell.nix
+
+      - name: Modify the chart version based on the tag
+        run: |
+          tag=${{ github.ref_name }}
+          echo "BASE=$(nix-shell --pure --run "./scripts/update-chart-version.sh --tag $tag" ./shell.nix)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request to release
+        if:  ${{ env.BASE }}
+        id: cpr
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        with:
+          base: ${{ env.BASE }}
+          commit-message: "chore(ci): update helm chart versions and/or git submodules"
+          committer: GitHub <noreply@github.com>
+          author: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
+          title: "Prepare release branch after release ${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          labels: |
+              update-release-branch
+              automated-pr
+          draft: false
+          signoff: true
+          branch: "create-pull-request/patch-${{ env.BASE }}"
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  update_develop_branch_on_release_branch_creation:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'branch' }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - run: |
+          git checkout develop
+
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v22
+      - name: Pre-populate nix-shell
+        run: |
+          export NIX_PATH=nixpkgs=$(jq '.nixpkgs.url' nix/sources.json -r)
+          echo "NIX_PATH=$NIX_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          nix-shell --pure --run "echo" ./shell.nix
+
+      - name: Test the chart version updater script
+        run: |
+            nix-shell --pure --run "./scripts/test-update-chart-version.sh" ./shell.nix
+
+      - name: Modify the chart version based on the branch name for develop
+        run: |
+            branch_name=${{ github.ref_name }}
+            nix-shell --pure --run "./scripts/update-chart-version.sh --branch $branch_name --type develop" ./shell.nix
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request to develop
+        id: cpr
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        with:
+          base: develop
+          commit-message: "chore(ci): update helm chart versions and/or git submodules"
+          committer: GitHub <noreply@github.com>
+          author: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
+          title: "Prepare develop branch on ${{ github.ref_name }} creation"
+          labels: |
+            update-develop-branch
+            automated-pr
+          draft: false
+          signoff: true
+          branch: "create-pull-request/patch-develop"
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  prepare_release_branch_on_creation:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'branch' }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v22
+      - name: Pre-populate nix-shell
+        run: |
+          export NIX_PATH=nixpkgs=$(jq '.nixpkgs.url' nix/sources.json -r)
+          echo "NIX_PATH=$NIX_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          nix-shell --pure --run "echo" ./shell.nix
+
+      - name: Test the chart version updater script
+        run: |
+            nix-shell --pure --run "./scripts/test-update-chart-version.sh" ./shell.nix
+
+      - name: Modify the chart version based on the branch name for release
+        run: |
+          branch_name=${{ github.ref_name }}
+          nix-shell --pure --run "./scripts/update-chart-version.sh --branch $branch_name --type release" ./shell.nix
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request to release
+        id: cpr
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        with:
+          base: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          commit-message: "chore(ci): update helm chart versions and/or git submodules"
+          committer: GitHub <noreply@github.com>
+          author: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
+          title: "Prepare ${{ github.ref_name }} branch"
+          labels: |
+              prepare-release-branch
+              automated-pr
+          draft: false
+          signoff: true
+          branch: "create-pull-request/patch-${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}