chore: add release please

.github/workflows/release-please.yaml

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+name: Run Release Please
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+        id: release
+        with:
+          command: manifest
+          release-type: maven
+          token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          default-branch: main
+    outputs:
+      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      release_tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+  java-release:
+    needs: release-please
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out src from Git
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: 17
+
+      - name: Cache Maven packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v3.3.1
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-java-17-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-java-17-m2
+
+      - name: Deploy with Maven
+        run: |
+          mvn --batch-mode \
+          --settings release/m2-settings.xml
+          clean deploy

.release-please-manifest.json

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+{".":"0.0.1"}

release-please-config.json

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+{
+  "bootstrap-sha": "5ce2b8192476750dc738ac725ec50017c7cd17f4",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "package-name": "dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.confidence",
+      "release-type": "maven",
+      "monorepo-tags": false,
+      "include-component-in-tag": false,
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "versioning": "default",
+      "extra-files": [
+        "pom.xml",
+        "README.md"
+      ],
+      "changelog-sections": [
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "section": "🐛 Bug Fixes"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "section": "✨ New Features"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "chore",
+          "section": "🧹 Chore"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "docs",
+          "section": "📚 Documentation"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "perf",
+          "section": "🚀 Performance"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "build",
+          "hidden": true,
+          "section": "🛠️ Build"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "deps",
+          "section": "📦 Dependencies"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "ci",
+          "hidden": true,
+          "section": "🚦 CI"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "refactor",
+          "section": "🔄 Refactoring"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "revert",
+          "section": "🔙 Reverts"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "style",
+          "hidden": true,
+          "section": "🎨 Styling"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "test",
+          "hidden": true,
+          "section": "🧪 Tests"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}