Add automation for version bumps (patch releases only) #2906
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Summary
This PR adds a workflow to automate the creation of a version bump PR for Elastic Stack patch releases.
Why
Patch releases make up approximately 79% of Elastic Stack releases and occur roughly once every two weeks. For the documentation release manager, the list of tasks includes, but is definitely not limited to:
I'd like to automate each of these steps. This PR is the first automation attempt.
How does it work
To open a version bump, a user simply needs to input the version that is being released and click "run". Within 30 seconds a PR will open.
Notes
This was tested in a private repo and works. We should double-check after this is merged to ensure that Elastic org perms don't break anything.
Next steps