ci: adds setup for release-please and commit linting

[jpower432]

Description

Adds configuration for release-please and standardizes on Conventional Commits in the PR title which is supported by release-please. This means all PRs will need to be squash merged.

Closes #106
Closes #286

Type of change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• This change requires a documentation update

How has this been tested?

• Tested locally with act and using my fork. See test PR.

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

[gvauter]

LGTM