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-name: Create Release
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      tag:
-        description: "Release tag (e.g. 1.84.0, 1.84.0rc1, 1.84.0.dev42, 1.84.0-dev.2, 1.84.0.post1; legacy v1.83.10-stable still accepted)"
-        required: true
-        type: string
-      commit_hash:
-        description: "Full 40-char commit SHA to target"
-        required: true
-        type: string
-
-permissions: {}
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    name: Create Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Validate inputs
-        env:
-          TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
-          COMMIT_HASH: ${{ inputs.commit_hash }}
-        run: |
-          if ! echo "${COMMIT_HASH}" | grep -qE '^[0-9a-f]{40}$'; then
-            echo "::error::commit_hash must be a full 40-character commit SHA"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          if ! echo "${TAG}" | grep -qE '^v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+'; then
-            echo "::error::tag must start with X.Y.Z (optional leading v), e.g. 1.84.0, 1.84.0rc1, 1.84.0.dev42, or v1.83.10-stable"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Create release
-        env:
-          TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
-          COMMIT_HASH: ${{ inputs.commit_hash }}
-        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const tag = process.env.TAG;
-            const commitHash = process.env.COMMIT_HASH;
-
-            // Mark RC / dev / nightly / alpha / beta tags as GitHub pre-releases.
-            // Accept both PEP 440 (`.dev`) and SemVer (`-dev`) separators so tags
-            // like `1.84.0.dev2` and `1.84.0-dev.2` are both detected.
-            // PEP 440 post-releases (e.g. `1.84.0.post1`) and legacy `-stable[.patch.N]`
-            // are stable maintenance releases, not pre-releases.
-            const isPrerelease = /(?:rc|nightly|alpha|beta|[-.]dev)/i.test(tag);
-
-            // A stable release should only claim the repo "latest" badge when its
-            // version is >= the current latest. Otherwise a backport (e.g. 1.84.6)
-            // would steal "latest" from a newer line (e.g. 1.88.1).
-            const versionKey = (rawTag) => {
-              const m = String(rawTag).match(/^v?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/);
-              if (!m) return null;
-              const maintenance = String(rawTag).match(/(?:\.post|\.patch\.)(\d+)/i);
-              return [Number(m[1]), Number(m[2]), Number(m[3]), maintenance ? Number(maintenance[1]) : 0];
-            };
-            const isAtLeast = (a, b) => {
-              for (let i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-                if (a[i] !== b[i]) return a[i] > b[i];
-              }
-              return true;
-            };
-
-            const cosignSection = [
-              `## Verify Docker Image Signature`,
-              ``,
-              `All LiteLLM Docker images are signed with [cosign](https://docs.sigstore.dev/cosign/overview/). Every release is signed with the same key introduced in [commit \`0112e53\`](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/commit/0112e53046018d726492c814b3644b7d376029d0).`,
-              ``,
-              `**Verify using the pinned commit hash (recommended):**`,
-              ``,
-              `A commit hash is cryptographically immutable, so this is the strongest way to ensure you are using the original signing key:`,
-              ``,
-              '```bash',
-              `cosign verify \\`,
-              `  --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BerriAI/litellm/0112e53046018d726492c814b3644b7d376029d0/cosign.pub \\`,
-              `  ghcr.io/berriai/litellm:${tag}`,
-              '```',
-              ``,
-              `**Verify using the release tag (convenience):**`,
-              ``,
-              `Tags are protected in this repository and resolve to the same key. This option is easier to read but relies on tag protection rules:`,
-              ``,
-              '```bash',
-              `cosign verify \\`,
-              `  --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BerriAI/litellm/${tag}/cosign.pub \\`,
-              `  ghcr.io/berriai/litellm:${tag}`,
-              '```',
-              ``,
-              `Expected output:`,
-              ``,
-              '```',
-              `The following checks were performed on each of these signatures:`,
-              `  - The cosign claims were validated`,
-              `  - The signatures were verified against the specified public key`,
-              '```',
-              ``,
-              `---`,
-              ``,
-            ].join('\n');
-
-            try {
-              let makeLatest = "false";
-              const newVersion = versionKey(tag);
-              if (!isPrerelease && newVersion) {
-                let latestVersion = null;
-                try {
-                  const latest = await github.rest.repos.getLatestRelease({
-                    owner: context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  });
-                  latestVersion = versionKey(latest.data.tag_name);
-                } catch (error) {
-                  if (error.status !== 404) throw error;
-                }
-                makeLatest = (!latestVersion || isAtLeast(newVersion, latestVersion)) ? "true" : "false";
-              }
-
-              try {
-                await github.rest.git.createRef({
-                  owner: context.repo.owner,
-                  repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  ref: `refs/tags/${tag}`,
-                  sha: commitHash,
-                });
-              } catch (error) {
-                if (error.status !== 422) throw error;
-                const existing = await github.rest.git.getRef({
-                  owner: context.repo.owner,
-                  repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  ref: `tags/${tag}`,
-                });
-                if (existing.data.object.sha !== commitHash) {
-                  throw new Error(`Tag ${tag} already exists at ${existing.data.object.sha}, expected ${commitHash}`);
-                }
-              }
-
-              const response = await github.rest.repos.createRelease({
-                draft: true,
-                generate_release_notes: true,
-                name: tag,
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                prerelease: isPrerelease,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                tag_name: tag,
-              });
-
-              const updatedBody = cosignSection + (response.data.body ?? '');
-              await github.rest.repos.updateRelease({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                release_id: response.data.id,
-                tag_name: tag,
-                body: updatedBody,
-                draft: false,
-              });
-
-              if (!isPrerelease) {
-                await github.rest.repos.updateRelease({
-                  owner: context.repo.owner,
-                  repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  release_id: response.data.id,
-                  tag_name: tag,
-                  make_latest: makeLatest,
-                });
-              }
-
-            } catch (error) {
-              core.setFailed(error.message);
-            }
-
-  create-branch:
-    name: Create Release Branch
-    needs: release
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yml
-    with:
-      tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
-      commit_hash: ${{ inputs.commit_hash }}