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-# adopted from https://github.com/PrismLauncher/PrismLauncher
-name: Release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
-
-jobs:
-  build_release:
-    name: Build Release
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/cmake.yml
-    with:
-      build_type: Release
-      upload_artifacts: true
-
-  create_release:
-    needs: build_release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: VoxelEngine
-      - name: Pack artifacts
-        run: |
-          chmod +x VoxelEngine
-          zip -r VoxelEngine.zip res VoxelEngine
-      - name: Grab and store version
-        run: |
-          tag_name=$(echo ${{ github.ref }} | grep -oE "v[^/]+$")
-          echo "VERSION=$tag_name" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Create release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          name: VoxelEngine ${{ env.VERSION }}
-          draft: true
-          prerelease: false
-          files: |
-            VoxelEngine.zip