diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
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+# Package and Upload a release.zip
+# See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/use-cases-and-examples/building-and-testing/building-and-testing-java-with-maven
+
+name: Publish release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+  # Allows you to manually run the workflow (for testing)
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build and package Aya
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      checks: write
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK 8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '8'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: maven
+      - name: Run install phase
+        run: mvn install --batch-mode
+      - name: Publish the artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: aya.zip
+          path: target/aya-*.zip
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-test.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-test.yml
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+# Run the Maven 'test' phase whenever a pull request is opened
+# See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/use-cases-and-examples/building-and-testing/building-and-testing-java-with-maven
+
+name: Run Maven tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+  # Allows you to manually run the workflow (for testing)
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build and run tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      # allows this workflow to create check runs (their passing/failure is shown on the PR)
+      checks: write
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK 8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '8'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: maven
+      - name: Run test phase
+        run: mvn test --batch-mode
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