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+name: release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*.*.*"
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '21'
+          distribution: 'corretto'
+          cache: maven
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
+
+      - name: Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        with:
+          files: |
+            urban-spork-client-gui/target/*.zip
+            urban-spork-server/target/*.zip
+
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}