feat: next release from main branch is 2.17.0 (#1514)

Author: prash-mi

.github/release-please.yml

@@ -30,5 +30,12 @@ branches:
  - >-
  google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/Version.java
  branch: v2.6.x
+ - bumpMinorPreMajor: true
+ handleGHRelease: true
+ releaseType: java-backport
+ extraFiles:
+ - >-
+ google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/Version.java
+ branch: 2.16.x
 extraFiles:
  - google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/Version.java

.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml

@@ -77,6 +77,23 @@ branchProtectionRules:
  - 'Kokoro - Test: Integration'
  - cla/google
  - OwlBot Post Processor
+ - pattern: 2.16.x
+ isAdminEnforced: true
+ requiredApprovingReviewCount: 1
+ requiresCodeOwnerReviews: true
+ requiresStrictStatusChecks: false
+ requiredStatusCheckContexts:
+ - dependencies (8)
+ - dependencies (11)
+ - lint
+ - clirr
+ - units (8)
+ - units (11)
+ - 'Kokoro - Test: Integration'
+ - cla/google
+ - OwlBot Post Processor
+ - 'Kokoro - Test: Java GraalVM Native Image'
+ - 'Kokoro - Test: Java 17 GraalVM Native Image'
 permissionRules:
  - team: yoshi-admins
  permission: admin