fix(release): keep tag publish workflows active

[MuncleUscles]

Problem and outcome

The v0.40.0-rc.3 release script created Release v0.40.0-rc.3 [skip ci]. GitHub applied that directive to the tag push as well, so the tag-driven publish workflow never started and required an exact-tag manual dispatch.

This keeps release commits CI-active so future tag pushes start the repository-owned publish workflow automatically.

Implementation

• Remove [skip ci] from the actual release-it commit template.
• Add a fast regression test that loads the real release config, requires the expected active commit template, and rejects every GitHub-recognized skip directive plus skip-checks: true.

Validation

• Focused release policy: 6/6
• Full native suite: 76 files / 826 tests
• git diff --check

No full E2E is required: this changes release automation metadata and its direct unit test only.

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