fix: ensure that onStopLeading is called

[shawkins]

Description

Corrects the internal usage of the release method by adding a boolean return and allowing for the exception to be thrown.

closes #5463

Type of change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• Feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change
• Chore (non-breaking change which doesn't affect codebase;
  test, version modification, documentation, etc.)

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• I Added CHANGELOG entry regarding this change
• I have implemented unit tests to cover my changes
• I have added/updated the javadocs and other documentation accordingly
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• I tested my code in Kubernetes
• I tested my code in OpenShift

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