create release please manifest and config file and ci workflow

.github/workflows/release-please.yaml

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+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+name: Run Release Please
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Release-please creates a PR that tracks all changes
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+        id: release
+        with:
+          release-type: simple
+          command: manifest
+          token: ${{secrets.TOKEN_PUBLISH}}
+          default-branch: main
+
+      - name: Dump Release Please Output
+        env:
+          RELEASE_PLEASE_OUTPUT: ${{ toJson(steps.release.outputs) }}
+        run: |
+          echo "$RELEASE_PLEASE_OUTPUT"
+
+    # Outputs are namespaced by package when using a manifest in Release Please
+    outputs:
+      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs['Provider--release_created'] }}
+      # Version doesn't include `v` as a prefix. This is undocumented
+      version: ${{ steps.release.outputs['Provider--version'] }}
+      upload_url: ${{ steps.release.outputs['Provider--upload_url'] }}
+
+  kotlin-release:
+    needs: release-please
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
+    steps:
+      # The logic below handles the github release:
+      - name: Cache Gradle and wrapper
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.gradle/caches
+            ~/.gradle/wrapper
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle*') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Grant Permission for Gradlew to Execute
+        run: chmod +x gradlew
+
+      - name: Build AAR ⚙️🛠
+        env:
+          OF_KOTLIN_RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}
+        run: bash ./gradlew :provider:assemble
+
+      - name: Upload Openfeature SDK AAR 🗳
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TOKEN_PUBLISH }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: Provider/build/outputs/aar/Provider-release.aar
+          asset_name: openfeature-sdk.aar
+          asset_content_type: application/aar

release-please-config.json

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+{
+    "bootstrap-sha": "fe4d0c5e5553cf34a4089e52de5324370bb933dd",
+    "packages": {
+        "Provider": {
+            "release-type": "simple",
+            "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+            "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+            "versioning": "default"
+        }
+    },
+    "changelog-sections": [
+        {
+            "type": "fix",
+            "section": "🐛 Bug Fixes"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "feat",
+            "section": "✨ New Features"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "chore",
+            "section": "🧹 Chore"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "docs",
+            "section": "📚 Documentation"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "perf",
+            "section": "🚀 Performance"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "build",
+            "hidden": true,
+            "section": "🛠️ Build"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "deps",
+            "section": "📦 Dependencies"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "ci",
+            "hidden": true,
+            "section": "🚦 CI"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "refactor",
+            "section": "🔄 Refactoring"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "revert",
+            "section": "🔙 Reverts"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "style",
+            "hidden": true,
+            "section": "🎨 Styling"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "test",
+            "hidden": true,
+            "section": "🧪 Tests"
+        }
+    ],
+    "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"
+}