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+name: Release & Publish
+
+on:
+    push:
+        tags:
+            - "v*"
+    workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+    test:
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
+
+    release:
+        needs: test
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Setup Node.js environment
+              uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version: 20.15.1
+
+            # Cache root dependencies - only reuse if package-lock.json exactly matches
+            - name: Cache root dependencies
+              uses: actions/cache@v4
+              id: root-cache
+              with:
+                  path: node_modules
+                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-npm-${{ hashFiles('package-lock.json') }}
+
+            # Cache webview-ui dependencies - only reuse if package-lock.json exactly matches
+            - name: Cache webview-ui dependencies
+              uses: actions/cache@v4
+              id: webview-cache
+              with:
+                  path: webview-ui/node_modules
+                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-npm-webview-${{ hashFiles('webview-ui/package-lock.json') }}
+
+            - name: Install root dependencies
+              if: steps.root-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+              run: npm ci
+
+            - name: Install webview-ui dependencies
+              if: steps.webview-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+              run: cd webview-ui && npm ci
+
+            - name: Build Extension
+              run: npm run build
+
+            - name: Install Publishing Tools
+              run: npm install -g vsce ovsx
+
+            - name: Package and Publish Extension
+              env:
+                  VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
+                  OVSX_PAT: ${{ secrets.OVSX_PAT }}
+              run: |
+                  current_package_version=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+                  npm run publish:marketplace
+                  echo "Successfully published version $current_package_version to VS Code Marketplace"
+
+            - name: Create GitHub Release
+              uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+              with:
+                  files: "*.vsix"
+                  generate_release_notes: true
+              env:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}