Run merged-metadata job for release branches in private repo

Run merged-metadata job for release branches in private repo

The prior regex didn't match the actual names we use for release
branches in the private repo. This caused the merged-metadata job to not
be created upon merging to a release branch, resulting in the private MR
not being properly milestoned.

Use the correct regex along with protecting the v9.*-release branches in
the gitlab UI so that they have access to the token used to perform the
required API operations.