Pull Request

Proposed Changes

[x] lint pr title adhering to conventional commits (helps with auto labelling)
- [x] Update CONTRIBUTING.md - [x] automated releases - [x] how to file a bug report - [x] how to file an enhancement
- [x] Update pull_request_template with new standard
[x] setup autolabelling through release-drafter github action config
[x] create auto-labeler workflow
[x] change release-drafter workflow to release
- [x] create release, including new tag
- [x] create discussion announcement based on release
- [x] build container images, tag them and release them
[x] update typo in .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATES/config.yml (GitHuB to GitHub)

Manual Actions:

[x] create revert and maintenance labels
[x] put repository and category IDs into secrets for the discussion create action

[x] If documentation is needed for this change, has that been included in this pull request
[x] run make lint and fix any issues that you have introduced
[x] run make test and ensure you have test coverage for the lines you are introducing

[x] Label as either bug, documentation, enhancement, infrastructure, or breaking