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+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*.*.*"
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    name: Validate Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y \
+            libwayland-dev \
+            libxkbcommon-dev \
+            libegl1-mesa-dev \
+            libgles2-mesa-dev \
+            libfontconfig1-dev
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          components: clippy, rustfmt
+
+      - name: Cache cargo registry
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cargo/registry
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+      - name: Cache cargo index
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cargo/git
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+      - name: Check formatting
+        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
+
+      - name: Run clippy
+        run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: cargo test --workspace --verbose
+
+      - name: Verify version matches tag
+        run: |
+          TAG_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
+          CARGO_VERSION=$(grep -m1 "^version = " Cargo.toml | cut -d'"' -f2)
+          if [ "$TAG_VERSION" != "$CARGO_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Tag version ($TAG_VERSION) doesn't match Cargo.toml version ($CARGO_VERSION)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Version check passed: $TAG_VERSION"
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish to crates.io
+    needs: validate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y \
+            libwayland-dev \
+            libxkbcommon-dev \
+            libegl1-mesa-dev \
+            libgles2-mesa-dev \
+            libfontconfig1-dev
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Dry-run publish
+        run: cargo publish --dry-run
+
+      - name: Publish to crates.io
+        run: cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+
+  create-release:
+    name: Create GitHub Release
+    needs: publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Extract version
+        id: version
+        run: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          name: Release v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          generate_release_notes: true