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+name: Make releases
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+    branches:
+      - pypi-publishing  # TODO for testing only
+  create:
+    tags:
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+    name: Build distribution package
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.x"
+
+    - name: Install pypa/build
+      run: python3 -m pip install build --user
+    - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+      run: python3 -m build
+    - name: Store the distribution packages
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+      with:
+        name: python-package-distributions
+        path: dist/
+
+  publish-to-pypi:
+    name: Publish to PyPI
+    # TODO temporarily disabled
+    #if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')  # only publish to PyPI on tag pushes
+    needs:
+    - build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: pypi
+      url: https://test.pypi.org/p/alot
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Download all the dists
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      with:
+        name: python-package-distributions
+        path: dist/
+    - name: Publish to PyPI
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1