chore(main): release 1.5.1

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1.5.1 (2026-03-20)

Bug Fixes

• deps: update dependency io.prometheus:prometheus-metrics-bom to v1.5.0 (#1877) (043fc57)
• deps: update dependency org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-parent to v4.0.3 (#1900) (0d800d0)
• deps: update jetty monorepo to v12.1.7 (#1932) (5bd3b79)
• deps: update junit-framework monorepo to v6.0.3 (#1880) (05ad751)
• exclude standalone examples from mise run format (#1931) (537fb88)
• fix release-please PR title pattern and permissions (#1978) (d737978)
• Handle empty datapoints in otel exporter (#1898) (59c8552)
• inline set-version logic in build-release.sh (#1884) (c050435)
• reduce lychee retries to avoid compounding GitHub 429s (#1940) (cc17d6e)
• remove version manipulation from build-release.sh (#1886) (93e2b6d)
• trigger Maven deploy on release-please published events (#1966) (643d0e7)
• use /tree/ instead of /blob/ for directory URL (#1944) (b81332e)
• use maven release type for release-please (#1967) (ff3bd2d)

Documentation

• document DCO sign-off requirement for contributions (#1937) (0860e77)

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