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+name: Java Build and Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'README*.md'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up JDK 21
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '21'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        cache: maven
+      
+    - name: Build with Maven
+      run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
+
+    - name: Capture Build Artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: Artifacts
+        path: target/
+    
+    - name: Get Plugin Version
+      id: get_version
+      run: echo "PROJECT_VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Get Plugin Name
+      id: get_name
+      run: echo "PROJECT_NAME=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.name -q -DforceStdout)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Create GitHub Release
+      id: create_release
+      uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        tag_name: v${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}
+        release_name: ${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}
+    - name: Upload Artifact to GitHub Release
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ./target/${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.jar
+        asset_name: ${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.jar
+        asset_content_type: application/java-archive
+
+
+