add initial prod release pipeline + instructions

.github/workflows/release-prod.yml

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+name: 'Production Release (TEST)'
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        description: Which version should be published?
+        options:
+          - prerelease
+          - prepatch
+          - preminor
+          - premajor
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+
+jobs:
+  build_stencil_playwright:
+    name: Build
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
+
+  release_stencil_playwright:
+    name: Publish Prod Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ build_stencil_playwright ]
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      # Log the input from GitHub Actions for easy traceability
+      - name: Log GitHub Input
+        run: |
+          echo "Version: ${{ inputs.version }}"
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+
+      - name: Get Core Dependencies
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/get-core-dependencies
+
+      - name: Download Build Archive
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
+        with:
+          name: stencil-playwright
+          path: .
+          filename: stencil-playwright-build.zip
+
+      - name: Bump the Version
+        run: npm version ${{ inputs.version }} --no-git-tag
+
+      - name: Log Generated Changes
+        run: git --no-pager diff
+        shell: bash
+
+      # Commit changes resulting from bumping the version
+      # Note: The commit message is the result of performing the following actions:
+      # 1. Searching `package.json` for the string "version"
+      # 2. Assuming the first entry returned corresponds to this project's the version string
+      # 3. Stripping out all double quotes and commas from the version itself ($2 in awk corresponds to only the version here)
+      # 4. Printing the version string, prepended with a 'v' for 'version'
+      - name: Commit Release Preparations
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "Stencil Release Bot (on behalf of ${{ github.actor }})"
+          git config user.email "stencil-release-bot@ionic.io"
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "$(cat package.json | grep version | head -n 1 | awk '{ gsub(/"|,/, "", $2); print "v"$2}')"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        shell: bash
+
+
+      - name: Push Branch to GitHub
+        run: |
+          git push origin
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Upload Build Artifacts
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/upload-archive
+        with:
+          name: stencil-playwright-for-publish
+          output: stencil-playwright-build-for-publish.zip
+          paths: ./dist/

RELEASE.md

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 # Releasing Stencil Playwright
 
+## Production Releases
+
+Production Releases (or "Prod Releases", "Prod Builds") are installable instances of Stencil Playwright that are:
+- Published to the npm registry for distribution within and outside the Stencil team
+- Meant for general consumption by users
+
+### How to Publish
+
+Only members of the Stencil team may create prod builds of Stencil Playwright.
+To publish the package:
+1. Navigate to the [Stencil Playwright Prod Release GitHub Action](https://github.com/ionic-team/stencil-playwright/actions/workflows/release-prod.yml) in your browser.
+1. Select the 'Run Workflow' dropdown on the right hand side of the page
+1. The dropdown will ask you for a version type to publish.
+   Stencil Playwright follows semantic versioning.
+   Review the changes on `main` and select the most appropriate release type.
+1. Select 'Run Workflow'
+1. Allow the workflow to run. Upon completion, the output of the 'publish-npm' action will report the published version string.
+1. Navigate to the project's [Releases Page](https://github.com/ionic-team/stencil-playwright/releases)
+1. Select 'Draft a new release'
+1. Select the tag of the version you just created in the 'Choose a tag' dropdown
+1. Click "Generate release notes"
+1. Ensure this is the latest release
+1. Hit 'Publish release'
+
+Following a successful run of the workflow, the package can be installed from the npm registry like any other package.
+
 ## Development Releases
 
 Development Releases (or "Dev Releases", "Dev Builds") are installable instances of Stencil Playwright that are: