diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
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--- /dev/null
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+name: publish
+on: [ workflow_dispatch ]
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java: [
+          17,
+          21
+        ]
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: validate gradle wrapper
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+      - name: setup jdk ${{ matrix.java }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+          distribution: 'microsoft'
+      - name: make gradle wrapper executable
+        if: ${{ runner.os != 'Windows' }}
+        run: chmod +x ./gradlew
+      - name: build
+        run: ./gradlew build github modrinth --stacktrace
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_API_KEY }}
+          MODRINTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MODRINTH_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
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-name: Release
-
-on: [workflow_dispatch]
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    container:
-      image: openjdk:17-jdk
-      options: --user root
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.2.0
-      - run: |
-          chmod +x ./gradlew
-          ./gradlew build github modrinth --stacktrace
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_API_KEY }}
-          MODRINTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MODRINTH_TOKEN }}
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