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+name: Build
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '17'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        cache: maven
+        
+    - name: Build with Maven
+      run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
+      
+    - name: Upload build artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: NoBullying
+        path: target/nobullying-*.jar
+
+  # Create release with artifacts when a release is created
+  release:
+    needs: build
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Download build artifacts
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: NoBullying
+        
+    - name: Upload release artifacts
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      with:
+        files: nobullying-*.jar 
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