diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildOnRelease.properties.json b/.github/workflows/buildOnRelease.properties.json
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+{
+    "name": "Build project on release",
+    "description": "Builds and exports project as .jar file when a new github release is made",
+    "iconName": "maven",
+    "categories": ["Continuous integration", "Java", "Maven"]
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildOnRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/buildOnRelease.yml
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+name: Build and Attach Release JAR
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: [self-hosted]
+
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: '25'
+          cache: maven
+
+      - run: mvn clean package
+
+      - name: Set versioned JAR name
+        run: echo "JAR_NAME=APPLICATION-${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}.jar" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Rename JAR
+        run: mv target/*.jar $JAR_NAME
+
+      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: ${{ env.JAR_NAME }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.properties.json b/.github/workflows/tests.properties.json
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rename from .github/workflows/main.properties.json
rename to .github/workflows/tests.properties.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
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rename from .github/workflows/main.yml
rename to .github/workflows/tests.yml