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+name: Release Build and Deploy
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  PROJECT_NAME: sailr # Assuming 'sailr' from completion/sailr.bash
+
+jobs:
+  build_and_upload_release_assets:
+    name: Build and Upload for ${{ matrix.platform.os_name }} (${{ matrix.platform.target }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform.os_runner }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        platform:
+          - os_name: Linux
+            os_runner: ubuntu-latest
+            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            binary_ext: ""
+            archive_ext: ".tar.gz"
+          - os_name: Linux_ARM64
+            os_runner: ubuntu-latest
+            target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            binary_ext: ""
+            archive_ext: ".tar.gz"
+          - os_name: macOS
+            os_runner: macos-latest # This should provide x86_64
+            target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+            binary_ext: ""
+            archive_ext: ".tar.gz"
+          - os_name: macOS_ARM64
+            os_runner: macos-latest # newer macos-latest M1 runners can build for arm64
+            target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            binary_ext: ""
+            archive_ext: ".tar.gz"
+          - os_name: Windows
+            os_runner: windows-latest
+            target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+            binary_ext: ".exe"
+            archive_ext: ".zip"
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          target: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
+          override: true
+
+      - name: Install dependencies for Linux ARM64 cross-compilation
+        if: matrix.platform.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
+
+      - name: Build binary
+        run: cargo build --release --locked --target ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
+        env:
+          # For aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu, specify the linker
+          CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER: ${{ matrix.platform.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu' && 'aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc' || '' }}
+
+      - name: Prepare artifact name and staging directory
+        id: prep_artifact
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(echo "${{ github.ref_name }}" | sed 's/v//') # Remove 'v' prefix if present
+          ARTIFACT_NAME="${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}-${VERSION}-${{ matrix.platform.target }}"
+          ARTIFACT_PATH_SUFFIX="target/${{ matrix.platform.target }}/release/${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}${{ matrix.platform.binary_ext }}"
+          
+          echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "ARTIFACT_NAME=${ARTIFACT_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "ARTIFACT_PATH=./${ARTIFACT_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "ARTIFACT_SOURCE_BINARY_PATH=${ARTIFACT_PATH_SUFFIX}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          mkdir -p ./${ARTIFACT_NAME}
+          echo "Created staging directory: ./${ARTIFACT_NAME}"
+
+      - name: List files in target directory (for debugging)
+        run: |
+          ls -R target/${{ matrix.platform.target }}/release/
+          echo "Expected binary path: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_SOURCE_BINARY_PATH }}"
+        shell: bash
+        
+      - name: Copy files to staging directory
+        run: |
+          cp "${{ env.ARTIFACT_SOURCE_BINARY_PATH }}" "./${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}/"
+          # Attempt to copy LICENSE and README.md, ignore if they don't exist at the root
+          # In a real scenario, these paths might need to be adjusted if they are not in the repo root
+          cp LICENSE "./${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}/" || echo "LICENSE file not found, skipping."
+          cp README.md "./${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}/" || echo "README.md file not found, skipping."
+        shell: bash # Use bash for `||` operator
+
+      - name: Package artifact (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          Compress-Archive -Path "./${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}/*" -DestinationPath "./${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}${{ matrix.platform.archive_ext }}"
+          echo "ARCHIVE_PATH=./${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}${{ matrix.platform.archive_ext }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Package artifact (Linux/macOS)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          tar -czvf "./${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}${{ matrix.platform.archive_ext }}" -C "./${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}" .
+          echo "ARCHIVE_PATH=./${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}${{ matrix.platform.archive_ext }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Upload Release Asset
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ${{ env.ARCHIVE_PATH }}
+          asset_name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}${{ matrix.platform.archive_ext }}
+          asset_content_type: application/octet-stream