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+name: Build and Upload Release Asset
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*.*.*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-upload:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out the repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.9'
+
+      - name: Install `uv`
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install astral-sh[uv]  # Install `uv` for building
+
+      - name: Build the package with `uv`
+        run: uv build
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+
+      - name: Upload Release Asset
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        with:
+          name: jawroski-napari-plugin-dist.zip
+          release_id: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.id }}
+          asset_path: dist/*  
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
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