ci(release): betas publish as a pre-release, never latest, and skip AUR / APT / DNF (#1492) - #1707

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/github-script@v7. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/