adds workflow that creates 'release' tag (along with version tag) when released

Author: jowparks

.github/workflows/release.yaml

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+name: Release Docker Image
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  docker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Log into the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata for Docker image
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}},value=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}},value=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+            type=raw,value=release
+            type=sha,format=long
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max