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+name: Build and publish release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Build and publish RemotePackSync
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Set up Java 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: '25'
+          cache: maven
+
+      - name: Build plugin
+        run: mvn --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress clean verify
+
+      - name: Publish GitHub release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: target/RemotePackSync.jar
+          fail_on_unmatched_files: true