[ci] Update action versions, add permissions and dependebot, speed up examples

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [published]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build sdist and wheel
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       name: Checkout repository