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+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - v*
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+name: make-release
+jobs:
+  makerelease:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+    name: make release
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: 'Authenticate to Google Cloud'
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v2.1.6'
+        with:
+          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLOUD_DL_SA }}'
+      - name: Set up Cloud SDK
+        uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v2.1.1
+        with:
+          project_id: zooapi
+      - name: Install latest nightly
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+        name: Install deps
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ./.github/workflows/cross-deps.sh
+      - if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
+        name: Install deps
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          brew install \
+            coreutils \
+            jq
+
+          cargo install toml-cli
+      - name: Cache cargo registry
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cargo/registry
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+      - name: Cache cargo index
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cargo/git
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+      - name: Cache cargo build
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-build-target-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+      - name: Run make cross
+        run: |
+          export PATH="/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"
+          make release
+          ls -la cross
+        shell: bash
+      - name: move files to dir for upload
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          export VERSION=v$(toml get Cargo.toml package.version | jq -r .)
+          mkdir -p releases/$(basename $(pwd))
+          cp -r cross releases/$(basename $(pwd))/${VERSION}
+          cp cross/README.md cross/${{matrix.os}}-${{github.ref_name}}-README.md
+      - name: 'upload binary files'
+        id: upload-files
+        uses: google-github-actions/upload-cloud-storage@v2.2.0
+        with:
+          path: releases
+          destination: dl.zoo.io
+      # Store the binary artifacts for retrival later.
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: release-${{ matrix.os }}-${{github.ref_name}}
+          path: ./cross
+      # Store the readme as an artifact so we can combine the two.
+      - name: Archive the README.md data
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{matrix.os}}-${{github.ref_name}}-README.md
+          path: ${{github.workspace}}/cross/${{matrix.os}}-${{github.ref_name}}-README.md
+  createrelease:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [makerelease]
+    name: createrelease
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install latest nightly
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name:  release-macos-latest-${{github.ref_name}}
+          path: build
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name:  release-ubuntu-latest-${{github.ref_name}}
+          path: build
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name:  ubuntu-latest-${{github.ref_name}}-README.md
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name:  macos-latest-${{github.ref_name}}-README.md
+      - name: combine readmes
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ls -la
+          echo 'These instructions are meant as an easy way to install. Note: you likely need to install `coreutils` in order to have the `sha256sum` command.' > release.md
+          echo "" >> release.md
+          cat macos-latest-${{github.ref_name}}-README.md  \
+            ubuntu-latest-${{github.ref_name}}-README.md \
+              >> release.md
+          rm build/*-README.md
+          rm build/README.md
+      - name: Get if prerelease
+        shell: bash
+        id: extract_prerelease
+        run: |
+          cargo install toml-cli
+          export VERSION=v$(toml get Cargo.toml package.version | jq -r .)
+          if echo $VERSION | grep -q "rc"; then
+            echo "##[set-output name=prerelease;]$(echo true)";
+          else
+            if echo $VERSION | grep -q "pre"; then
+              echo "##[set-output name=prerelease;]$(echo true)";
+            else
+              echo "##[set-output name=prerelease;]$(echo false)";
+            fi
+          fi
+      - name: Create a Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          body_path: ${{github.workspace}}/release.md
+          prerelease: ${{steps.extract_prerelease.outputs.prerelease}}
+          files: ./build/*