diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-stage.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-and-stage.yaml
index bf3834b..6fd1975 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-stage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-stage.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: test-and-stage
+name: ci
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@master
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@master
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Setup JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@master
         with:
@@ -89,3 +85,53 @@ jobs:
           target_branch: staging
           github_token: ${{ github.token }}
 
+
+  release-flag:
+    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '!!release')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+
+
+
+  gh-release:
+    needs: [release-flag, to-staging]
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - name: Setup JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@master
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: gradle
+      - name: Get the project version
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          git fetch --all --tags
+          VERSION=$(./gradlew properties | grep version | awk '{print $2}')
+          echo "Version $VERSION"
+          
+          [[ ! $A =~ .*SNAPSHOT.* ]] # check it's not a snapshot version
+          [[ -z $(git tag -l $VERSION) ]] # check this version was not published  
+          
+          echo "result=$VERSION" >>$GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
+          ./gradlew uberJar
+          mv ./build/libs/mavence.uber.jar ./build/libs/mavence.jar
+        env:
+          MAVEN_GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_KEY }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSWORD }}
+      - name: Publish GitHub release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}
+          files: ./build/libs/mavence.jar
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 5234a40..847b162 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "io.github.rtmigo"
-version = "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "0.1.0" // -SNAPSHOT
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()