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+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-linux:
+    name: Build Linux
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Setup ccache
+        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
+        with:
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-release-ccache
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential ninja-build ccache uuid-dev
+
+      - name: Configure
+        run: |
+          cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_PERL=ON \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_CLIENT_FILES=ON
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cmake --build build --parallel
+
+      - name: Package binaries
+        run: |
+          cd build/bin
+          zip -j eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip \
+            world zone ucs queryserv eqlaunch shared_memory \
+            loginserver import_client_files export_client_files \
+            2>/dev/null || true
+          # Include any additional binaries that exist
+          for f in *; do
+            if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
+              zip -u eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f" 2>/dev/null || true
+            fi
+          done
+          ls -la eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: eqemu-server-linux-x64
+          path: build/bin/eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
+          retention-days: 90
+
+  build-windows:
+    name: Build Windows
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Enable long paths
+        run: git config --global core.longpaths true
+
+      - name: Setup MSVC environment
+        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+        with:
+          arch: x64
+
+      - name: Configure
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          cmake -S . -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 `
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo `
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON `
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON `
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_ZLIB=ON `
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_CLIENT_FILES=ON
+
+      - name: Build
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: cmake --build build --config RelWithDebInfo --target ALL_BUILD -- /m
+
+      - name: Package binaries
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $binDir = "build/bin/RelWithDebInfo"
+          $outZip = "eqemu-server-windows-x64.zip"
+
+          # Collect all exe and dll files
+          $files = @()
+
+          # Add executables (exclude tests.exe)
+          Get-ChildItem -Path $binDir -Filter "*.exe" | Where-Object { $_.Name -ne "tests.exe" } | ForEach-Object {
+            $files += $_.FullName
+          }
+
+          # Add DLLs from bin directory
+          Get-ChildItem -Path $binDir -Filter "*.dll" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
+            $files += $_.FullName
+          }
+
+          # Add zlib DLLs if they exist
+          $zlibDir = "build/libs/zlibng/RelWithDebInfo"
+          if (Test-Path $zlibDir) {
+            Get-ChildItem -Path $zlibDir -Filter "*.dll" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
+              $files += $_.FullName
+            }
+          }
+
+          # Create zip
+          Compress-Archive -Path $files -DestinationPath $outZip -Force
+
+          # Show contents
+          Write-Host "Package contents:"
+          Get-ChildItem $outZip | Format-List
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: eqemu-server-windows-x64
+          path: eqemu-server-windows-x64.zip
+          retention-days: 90
+
+  release:
+    name: Create Release
+    needs: [build-linux, build-windows]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Only run on tag pushes
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Download Linux artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: eqemu-server-linux-x64
+          path: artifacts/
+
+      - name: Download Windows artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: eqemu-server-windows-x64
+          path: artifacts/
+
+      - name: List artifacts
+        run: ls -la artifacts/
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: |
+            artifacts/eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip
+            artifacts/eqemu-server-windows-x64.zip