chore(release): 2.177.0 (#33158)

See [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/bump/2.177.0/CHANGELOG.md)

Author: mergify[bot]

.github/workflows/README.md

@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ When approved this pushes the PR to the testing pipeline,
 thus starting the cli integ test build.
 Owner: Core CDK team
 
+### Initial Priority Assignment
+
+[project-prioritization-assignment.yml](project-prioritization-assignment.yml): GitHub action for automatically adding PR's with priorities to the project priority board based on their labels.
+Owner: CDK Support team
+
 ## Issue Triggered
 
 ### Closed Issue Message
@@ -103,3 +108,13 @@ Owner: Core CDK team
 
 [update-contributors.yml](update-contributors.yml): GitHub action that runs monthly to create a pull request for updating a CONTRIBUTORS file with the top contributors.
 Owner: Core CDK team
+
+### R2 Priority Assignment
+
+[project-prioritization-r2-assignment.yml](project-prioritization-r2-assignment.yml): GitHub action that runs every 6 hours to add PR's to the priority project board that satisfies R2 Priority.
+Owner: CDK Support team
+
+### R5 Priority Assignment
+
+[project-prioritization-r5-assignment.yml](project-prioritization-r5-assignment.yml): GitHub action that runs every day to add PR's to the priority project board that satisfies R5 Priority.
+Owner: CDK Support team

.github/workflows/github-merit-badger.yml

@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ jobs:
           badges: '[beginning-contributor,repeat-contributor,valued-contributor,admired-contributor,star-contributor,distinguished-contributor]'
           thresholds: '[0,3,6,13,25,50]'
           badge-type: 'achievement'
-          ignore-usernames: '[rix0rrr,iliapolo,otaviomacedo,kaizencc,comcalvi,TheRealAmazonKendra,mrgrain,pahud,kellertk,ashishdhingra,HBobertz,sumupitchayan,colifran,khushail,moelasmar,paulhcsun,GavinZZ,aaythapa,xazhao,gracelu0,jfuss,shikha372,kirtishrinkhala,godwingrs22,bergjaak,IanKonlog,Leo10Gama,samson-keung,scorbiere,michelle-wangg,jiayiwang7,1kaileychen,saiyush,5d,iankhou,aws-cdk-automation,dependabot[bot],mergify[bot]]'
+          ignore-usernames: '[rix0rrr,iliapolo,otaviomacedo,kaizencc,comcalvi,TheRealAmazonKendra,mrgrain,pahud,kellertk,ashishdhingra,HBobertz,colifran,khushail,moelasmar,paulhcsun,GavinZZ,aaythapa,xazhao,gracelu0,jfuss,shikha372,kirtishrinkhala,godwingrs22,bergjaak,IanKonlog,Leo10Gama,samson-keung,scorbiere,michelle-wangg,jiayiwang7,1kaileychen,saiyush,5d,iankhou,aws-cdk-automation,dependabot[bot],mergify[bot]]'