diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
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-# Copyright (c) 2025 Quinn
-# Licensed under the MIT Licence. See LICENSE for details
-name: release
-on:
-  release:
-    types:
-      - published
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      release_tag:
-        required: true
-        description: the tag to release for
-        default: ""
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/thepigeongenerator/mcaselector-lite:latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - kernel: linux
-            march: x86_64
-            cc: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc
-          - kernel: mingw
-            march: x86_64
-            cc: x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
-    env:
-      OUT: ${{github.workspace}}/mcaselector-lite-${{matrix.march}}-${{matrix.kernel}}-${{github.event.release.tag_name || github.event.inputs.release_tag}}.zip
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: compile ${{matrix.march}}-${{matrix.kernel}}
-        run: make compile MARCH=${{matrix.march}} KERNEL=${{matrix.kernel}} CC=${{matrix.cc}} -j
-      - name: compress binary information
-        run: |
-          cd "${{github.workspace}}/bin/${{matrix.march}}-${{matrix.kernel}}/${{github.event.release.tag_name || github.event.inputs.release_tag}}/rel/" || exit 1
-          zip -rv "${{env.OUT}}" *
-          cd -
-      # upload to the release
-      - name: upload release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        if: ${{!env.ACT}}
-        with:
-          files: ${{env.OUT}}
-      # upload to the artefact directory if running locally with act
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: ${{env.ACT}}
-        with:
-          path: ${{env.OUT}}