diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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+stages:
+  - build
+  - release
+
+variables:
+  CRATE_NAME: "email2matrix-message-service"
+  TARGET_DIR: "target/release"
+  RELEASE_NAME: "v$(cat Cargo.toml | grep '^version' | cut -d '\"' -f 2)"
+
+build:
+  stage: build
+  image: rust:latest
+  script:
+    - cargo build --release
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - $TARGET_DIR/
+  only:
+    - main  # Build only on the master branch, adjust as needed
+
+release:
+  stage: release
+  image: alpine:latest
+  script:
+    - apk add --no-cache curl
+    - 'curl -s --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $CI_JOB_TOKEN" --upload-file $TARGET_DIR/$CRATE_NAME -o /dev/null "https://git.c4181.xyz/api/v4/projects/$CI_PROJECT_ID/uploads"'
+    - 'curl -s --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $CI_JOB_TOKEN" -X POST -F "tag_name=$RELEASE_NAME" -F "ref=$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" -F "name=$RELEASE_NAME" -F "description=Release $RELEASE_NAME" "https://git.c4181.xyz/api/v4/projects/$CI_PROJECT_ID/releases"'
+  only:
+    - main  # Deploy only on the master branch, adjust as needed