Adds stale issue management and refines CI workflows

Introduces a configuration file for automatic management of stale issues,
allowing better maintenance of the repository. Refines continuous integration
workflows to include dependency review and release processes directly within the
CI pipeline, improving efficiency and reducing redundancy by combining
previously separate workflows.

Updates branches and tags trigger configuration for CI workflows to ensure
consistency in branch protection and deployment practices.

Ensures CodeQL analysis setup aligns with current repository language use
to enhance security scanning procedures.

.github/stale.yml

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+# Configuration for probot-stale - https://github.com/probot/stale
+
+# Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
+daysUntilStale: 60
+
+# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
+daysUntilClose: 14
+
+# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
+exemptLabels:
+  - pinned
+  - security
+  - bug
+  - enhancement
+  - documentation
+  - "in progress"
+
+# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
+staleLabel: stale
+
+# Comment to post when marking an issue as stale
+markComment: >
+  This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
+  recent activity. It will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.
+  Thank you for your contributions to Articulate Rise Parser!
+
+# Comment to post when closing a stale issue
+closeComment: >
+  This issue has been automatically closed due to inactivity.
+  Feel free to reopen if this is still relevant.
+
+# Limit to only specific repos (optional)
+# only:
+#   - repo1
+#   - repo2
+
+# Limit the number of actions per hour, from 1-30. Default is 30
+limitPerRun: 30
+
+# Set to true to ignore issues in a project (defaults to false)
+exemptProjects: false
+
+# Set to true to ignore issues in a milestone (defaults to false)
+exemptMilestones: true
+
+# Set to true to ignore issues with an assignee (defaults to false)
+exemptAssignees: true
+
+# Label to use when marking a pull request as stale
+stalePrLabel: stale-pr
+
+# Comment to post when marking a pull request as stale
+markPrComment: >
+  This pull request has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
+  recent activity. It will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.
+  Thank you for your contributions to Articulate Rise Parser!
+
+# Comment to post when closing a stale pull request
+closePrComment: >
+  This pull request has been automatically closed due to inactivity.
+  Feel free to reopen if you want to continue working on this.
+
+# Limit to only `issues` or `pulls` (optional)
+# only: issues
+
+# Set to true to ignore PRs with the WIP label or title prefix (defaults to false)
+exemptWIP: true