[chore] Cut 1.26 release. (open-telemetry#1052)

[chore] Prepare v1.25.0 release (open-telemetry#878)

Co-authored-by: Joao Grassi <[email protected]>

Staging the 1.24.0 release (open-telemetry#613)

Add 1.23.1 schema and prepare changelog for patch release (open-telem…

…etry#538)

Staging the 1.23.0 release. (open-telemetry#489)

Co-authored-by: Armin Ruech <[email protected]>

Stage 1.22.0 release for review. (open-telemetry#380)

Co-authored-by: Armin Ruech <[email protected]>

Update documentation for how to cut a release AND perform the action … (

open-telemetry#190)

Co-authored-by: Armin Ruech <[email protected]>