diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
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+name: Java CI with Gradle
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up JDK 1.16
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      with:
+        java-version: 1.16
+        
+    # Build with gradle
+    - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
+      run: chmod +x gradlew
+    - name: Build with Gradle
+      run: ./gradlew build
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Release on tag
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '**'
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Create Release
+      id: create_release
+      uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+        release_name: Release ${{ github.ref }}
+        draft: false
+        prerelease: false
+    
+    - name: Set output variables
+      id: export_vars
+      run: |
+        export RELEASE_UPLOAD_URL="${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}"
+        echo "::set-output name=release_upload_url::${RELEASE_UPLOAD_URL}"
+
+    outputs:
+      release_upload_url: ${{ steps.export_vars.outputs.release_upload_url }}
+
+  build-java-11:
+    needs: create-release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    #Checkout
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    #Setup Java 16
+    - name: Set up Java 16
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      with:
+        java-version: 1.16
+
+    #Apply permissions for Gradle, so that ./gradlew can run
+    - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
+      run: chmod +x gradlew
+
+    #Build the JAR 
+    - name: Build with Gradle
+      run: ./gradlew ghActions
+
+    #Extract version number
+    - name: Extract version number
+      run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    #Extract repository name
+    - name: Extract repository name
+      run: echo "REPOSITORY_NAME=$(echo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" | awk -F / '{print $2}' | sed -e "s/:refs//")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    #Attach compiled JAR to ReleaseS
+    - name: Attach JAR to Release
+      id: upload_release_asset
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+         upload_url: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release_upload_url }}
+         asset_path: actions/output.jar
+         asset_name: ${{ env.REPOSITORY_NAME }}-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}-RELEASE.jar
+         asset_content_type: application/java-archive
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