…5454)

* chore(release): avoid unnecessarily checking out branch

it can be created and pushed without checkout

* chore(release): add flexibility for backport version bumps

…ates (#5456)

Bumps the theoretically-non-breaking group with 4 updates: [@eslint/js](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/tree/HEAD/packages/js), [@types/node](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/HEAD/types/node), [eslint](https://github.com/eslint/eslint) and [lint-staged](https://github.com/lint-staged/lint-staged).


Updates `@eslint/js` from 9.32.0 to 9.33.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commits/v9.33.0/packages/js)

Updates `@types/node` from 22.17.0 to 22.17.1
- [Release notes](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/releases)
- [Commits](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/commits/HEAD/types/node)

Updates `eslint` from 9.32.0 to 9.33.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](eslint/eslint@v9.32.0...v9.33.0)

Updates `lint-staged` from 16.1.4 to 16.1.5
- [Release notes](https://github.com/lint-staged/lint-staged/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/lint-staged/lint-staged/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](lint-staged/lint-staged@v16.1.4...v16.1.5)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: "@eslint/js"
  dependency-version: 9.33.0
  dependency-type: direct:development
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: theoretically-non-breaking
- dependency-name: "@types/node"
  dependency-version: 22.17.1
  dependency-type: direct:development
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
  dependency-group: theoretically-non-breaking
- dependency-name: eslint
  dependency-version: 9.33.0
  dependency-type: direct:development
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: theoretically-non-breaking
- dependency-name: lint-staged
  dependency-version: 16.1.5
  dependency-type: direct:development
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
  dependency-group: theoretically-non-breaking
...

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…ing testing (#5459)

* fix: remove redundant optional chaining on process.env which is breaking tests

* fix: remove redundant optional chaining on process.env which is breaking tests