* chore: add release-please config for protobuf-4.x

* Change release type from java-backport to java-yoshi

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fix(deps): update the Java code generator (gapic-generator-java) to 2.64.2
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* tests: Ignore flaky tests in ITSinkTest

* chore: generate libraries at Thu Dec 11 21:55:08 UTC 2025

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* chore(main): release 3.23.9

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