Add release-please

[daine]

As a developer, I want to automate release change updates so it takes less time to maintain the product

Repositories that would be nice to have this feature:

• https://github.com/cds-snc/gcds-tokens
  • Secrets added
  • Action added
  • Action tested
• https://github.com/cds-snc/gcds-components
  • Secrets added
  • Action added
  • Action tested
• [ ] https://github.com/cds-snc/gcds-docs
  • [x] Secrets added
  • [ ] Action added
  • [ ] Action tested
• https://github.com/cds-snc/gcds-utility
  • Secrets added
  • Action added
  • Action tested

TBD:

• https://github.com/cds-snc/gcds-utility
• https://github.com/cds-snc/gcds-terraform

Notes

Release please:
https://github.com/googleapis/release-please

Technical Debt Triage Matrix

Risk Value Scoring:

Level	Value
High	3
Medium	2
Low	1

Risk of not implementing automated release documentation and changelog management:

Technical Debt - Risk Types	Level	Value	Assessment notes
System Fault Risk - Risk of system errors or application downtime	Low	1	Risk would be mistakes with changing package versions manually
Business Area Risk - Risk of business area visibility / damage to user experience	Medium	2	Risk would be having outdated release documentation
Developer Fault Risk - How likely will this tech debt cause a future error related to coding on top of it	Medium	2	Risk would be developer (human) mistakes that could arise from the manual update process
Time Scale Risk - Compound risk effect if left alone. How much more difficult to fix or dangerous will this become over time?	Low	1	Risk is associated to the velocity of the developers to produce new features and patches each sprint, and documenting the release
Time Sink Risk - How much will this tech debt slow the development process down	Medium/High	2.5	Risk is opposite: how will the solution improve and accelerate the development process
TOTAL SCORE:		8.5

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Epic:

• Tech Debt #628

[daine]

Setup on gcds-tokens has been successful:
https://github.com/cds-snc/gcds-tokens/releases
https://github.com/cds-snc/gcds-tokens/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

May require some minor tweaking of the configuration to match the devs' previous way of documenting releases

[daine]

For gcds-components:
https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/blob/main/docs/manifest-releaser.md#using-with-github-actions-and-lerna

[daine]

Blocked by #667

[daine]

Skipping release please for gcds-docs since we use amplify ci/cd deployments which can redeploy commits, and there is no need for a changelog for that repository.