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+name: release images using semantic tag versioning
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main, develop ]
+
+jobs:
+  setup-build-deploy:
+    name: Setup, Build, and Deploy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+      contents: write
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Bump version and push tag
+        id: tag_version
+        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.2
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create a GitHub release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
+          name: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
+          body: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.changelog }}
+
+      - name: Source Code Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: |            
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:latest
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