[V2] Release 2.44.0 (#1371)

* [skip ci] update release workflow

* Add id token permission

Author: sean-breen

.github/workflows/release-branch.yml

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
+      id-token: write
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0