Update release workflow conditions and Node.js version

Author: IdanAdar

.github/workflows/create-release.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
-    if: "github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore')"
+      id-token: write
+    if: |
+      (github.event_name == 'push' && 
+       github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && 
+       !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore')) 
+      || 
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -22,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '22'
+          node-version: '24'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -37,5 +43,9 @@ jobs:
           GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: secrets.automation.dev@il.ibm.com
           GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: secrets.automation.dev
           GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: secrets.automation.dev@il.ibm.com
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_AUTH_TOKEN }}
-        run: npx semantic-release
+          #NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+        run: npx semantic-release
+
+      - name: Test OIDC publish (dry-run)
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+        run: npm publish --dry-run --verbose