* chore: add release-please config for protobuf-4.x

* chore: remove redundant config

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[Compare Source](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-logging/compare/v3.23.8...v3.23.9)

##### Bug Fixes

- **deps:** Update the Java code generator (gapic-generator-java) to 2.64.2 ([fcb7ec1](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-logging/commit/fcb7ec1ba7ae7c9a041d68c76e7b72a7e0861cf7))

##### Dependencies

- Update dependency com.google.cloud:sdk-platform-java-config to v3.54.2 ([#&#8203;1897](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-logging/issues/1897)) ([ab9862f](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-logging/commit/ab9862f655bc89fa3e4e381567dcd0a9d8afdbf9))
- Update googleapis/sdk-platform-java action to v2.64.2 ([#&#8203;1898](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-logging/issues/1898)) ([5860f51](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-logging/commit/5860f516596686ef3054969b8c69de7eb48629e3))

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