chore: github action cleanup

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   build-and-test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        dotnet: ['6.0.x', '7.0.x', '8.0.x']
+        dotnet: ['8.0.x']
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/release-dryrun.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Release
+
+on: [workflow_dispatch]
+
+jobs:
+  build-test-prep-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+      - name: build and test
+        run: |
+          dotnet restore
+          dotnet build -c Release --no-restore -p:ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true
+          dotnet test -c Release --no-build
+      - name: setup semantic-release
+        run: |
+          npm install -D semantic-release
+          npm install -D @semantic-release/git
+          npm install -D @semantic-release/changelog
+          npm install -D @semantic-release/exec
+          npm install -D conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits
+      - name: run semantic-release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.workflow_pat }}
+        run: npx semantic-release --dry-run