Automate the next major release process

[atheo89]

Why you need this feature:

It would be truly advantageous to have an automated process that updates the Pipfiles in all image flavors to include nearly the latest compatible versions.

Describe the solution you'd like:

This can likely be accomplished using a GitHub action that checks for the latest package version in each Pipfile, updates it, generates the corresponding Pipfile.locks, and, as a result, initiates an automated pull request.

Anything else you would like to add:
[Miscellaneous information that will assist in solving the issue.]