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+name: CryptoSlice
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+          java-version: '8'
+
+      - name: Cache Maven packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        run: mvn --batch-mode --update-snapshots verify
+
+      - name: Install ZIP action
+        uses: montudor/action-zip@v1
+
+      - name: Create empty apps directory
+        run: mkdir -p target/apps
+
+      - name: Bundle JAR output with directories in ZIP file
+        run: zip -r CryptoSlice.zip CryptoSlice-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar apps conf
+        working-directory: target
+
+      - name: Store build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: CryptoSlice
+          path: target/CryptoSlice.zip
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Retrieve build artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: CryptoSlice
+
+      - name: Create release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          body: CryptoSlice
+          files: CryptoSlice.zip