chore: Updated the release pipeline for beta release from v4_development branch

[pmathew92]

Changes

This PR updates the release pipeline for the beta releases from the v4_development branch.

Note

These changes are intended only for the beta releases and should be reverted when we go GA

Checklist

• I have read the Auth0 general contribution guidelines

• I have read the Auth0 Code of Conduct

• All existing and new tests complete without errors

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Updates the GitHub Actions release pipeline so that beta releases are triggered from PRs merged into the v4_development branch, tightening when the release and security scan workflows execute.

Changes:

• Restrict release.yml to run on pull_request: closed events targeting v4_development.
• Add base.ref == 'v4_development' gating to the rl-scanner and java-release reusable workflows for merged release/* PRs.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

File	Description
.github/workflows/rl-scanner.yml	Adds base-branch gating so the RL scan runs only for merged release/* PRs into v4_development (or manual dispatch).
.github/workflows/release.yml	Limits the release workflow trigger to PRs targeting v4_development.
.github/workflows/java-release.yml	Adds base-branch gating so Java/GitHub release runs only for merged release/* PRs into v4_development (or manual dispatch).

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