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+name: Make a Beets Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version of the new release'
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        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@v3
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+
+  make_github_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Bump version and push tag
+        id: tag_version
+        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.1
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          custom_tag: ${{ inputs.version }}
+      - name: Download all the dists
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Create a GitHub release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
+          name: Release ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
+          body: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.changelog }}
+          artifacts: dist/
+
+  publish_to_pypi:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    environment:
+      name: pypi
+      url: https://pypi.org/p/beets
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all the dists
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: python-package-distributions
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Publish distribution 📦 to PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+  
+            
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