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+name: Build and Release JAR
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'README.md'
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # Required for creating releases
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        run: mvn package -DskipTests
+
+      - name: Get version from pom.xml
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          version=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+          name: Release v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+          generate_release_notes: true
+
+      - name: Upload JAR to release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: target/*.jar