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+name: Automate Gradlew Build
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: "temurin"
+          java-version: "21"
+          check-latest: true
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3
+
+      - name: Read mod version
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep '^mod_version' gradle.properties | head -n 1 | cut -d'=' -f2 | xargs)
+          echo "mod_version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
+        run: chmod +x gradlew
+
+      - name: Build release JAR
+        run: ./gradlew clean build -x test --no-daemon --stacktrace
+
+      - name: Prepare release artifact
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.mod_version }}"
+          mkdir -p build/release
+          # Source JAR should already be saturnclient-<version>.jar
+          cp "build/libs/saturnclient-${VERSION}.jar" "build/release/saturnclient-${VERSION}.jar"
+
+      - name: Upload build artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: "saturnclient-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.mod_version }}"
+          path: "build/release/saturnclient-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.mod_version }}.jar"
+          if-no-files-found: error