Add workflow auto-tooting on pipeline release

CHANGELOG.md

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 - Fix links in `multiqc_config.yml` ([#2372](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2372))
 - Remove default false from nextflow_schema.json ([#2376](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2376))
 - Add module MULTIQC to modules.config ([#2377](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2377))
+- Add GitHub workflow for automated release announcements ([#2382](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2382))
 - Update the Code of Conduct ([#2381](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2381))
 - Save template information to `.nf-core.yml` and deprecate argument `--template-yaml` for `nf-core sync` ([#2388](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2388) and [#2389](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2389))
 - ([#2397](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2397)) Remove fixed Ubuntu test and added to standard testing matrix

nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/release-announcments.yml

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+name: release-announcements
+# Automatic release toot and tweet anouncements{%- raw %}
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  toot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: rzr/fediverse-action@master
+        with:
+          access-token: ${{ secrets.MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          host: "mstdn.science" # custom host if not "mastodon.social" (default)
+          # GitHub event payload
+          # https://docs.github.com/en/developers/webhooks-and-events/webhooks/webhook-events-and-payloads#release
+          message: |
+            Pipeline release! ${{ github.repository }} v${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} - ${{ github.event.release.name }}!
+
+            Please see the changelog: ${{ github.event.release.html_url }}
+
+  send-tweet:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install tweepy==4.14.0
+      - name: Send tweet
+        shell: python
+        run: |
+          import os
+          import tweepy
+
+          client = tweepy.Client(
+              access_token=os.getenv("TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN"),
+              access_token_secret=os.getenv("TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET"),
+              consumer_key=os.getenv("TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY"),
+              consumer_secret=os.getenv("TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET"),
+          )
+          version = os.getenv("VERSION").strip('"')
+          tweet = os.getenv("TWEET").format(version=version)
+          client.create_tweet(text=tweet)
+        env:
+          TWEET: |
+            Pipeline release! ${{ github.repository }} v${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} - ${{ github.event.release.name }}!
+
+            Please see the changelog: ${{ github.event.release.html_url }}
+          TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY: ${{ secrets.TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY }}
+          TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET }}
+          TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET: ${{ secrets.TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET }}
+          #{%- endraw %}