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+# #
+#   @type               github workflow
+#   @desc               publishes a new release
+#   @author             Aetherinox
+#   @url                https://github.com/Aetherinox
+# #
+
+name: "📦 Release › Publish"
+run-name: "📦 Release › Publish"
+
+# #
+#   Triggers
+# #
+
+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+        inputs:
+
+            # #
+            #   Name of the plugin to use when creating the release zip filename
+            #     e.g: tvapp2-v1.0.0.zip
+            # #
+
+            PROJECT_NAME:
+                description:    "📦 Name of App"
+                required:       true
+                default:        'tvapp2'
+                type:           string
+
+            # #
+            #   ENABLE:   the changelog generated in releases tab will only display single commits.
+            #   DISABLE:  the changelog shows pull requests completed based on their labels
+            # #
+
+            CHANGELOG_MODE_COMMIT:
+                description:    "📑 Use Commits Instead of PRs"
+                required:       true
+                default:        true
+                type:           boolean
+
+            # #
+            #   ENABLE:   Will show all types of commits, including uncategorized
+            #   DISABLE:  WIll only show actions that have been categorized using the format
+            #                type(scope): description
+            #                type: description
+            # #
+
+            SHOW_UNCATEGORIZED:
+                description:    "🗂️ Show Uncategorized Commits"
+                required:       true
+                default:        false
+                type:           boolean
+
+            # #
+            #   ENABLE:     released version will be marked as pre-release
+            #   DISABLE:    release version will be marked as stable / normal release
+            # #
+
+            PRERELEASE:
+                description:    "🧪 Build RC (Pre-release)"
+                required:       true
+                default:        false
+                type:           boolean
+
+            # #
+            #   Release Candidate version number
+            #   this will be added to the end of your released app in the releases page.
+            #     e.g: tvapp2-v1.0.0-rc.1
+            # #
+
+            VERSION_RC:
+                description:    "🧪 RC (Pre-release) Ver (tvapp2-rc.v1)"
+                required:       false
+                type:           string
+                default:        "1"
+
+# #
+#   Jobs
+# #
+
+jobs:
+
+    # #
+    #   Jobs › Initialize
+    # #
+
+    job-initialize:
+        name: >-
+          📦 Initialize
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        outputs:
+            package_version: ${{ steps.task_initialize_package_getversion.outputs.PACKAGE_VERSION }}
+        permissions:
+            contents: write
+            packages: write
+        steps:
+
+            # #
+            #   Initialize › Start
+            # #
+
+            - name: "✅ Start"
+              id: task_initialize_start
+              run: |
+                  echo "Starting build"
+
+            # #
+            #   Initialize › Set Env Variables
+            # #
+
+            - name: >-
+                🕛 Get Timestamp
+              id: task_initialize_label_set_timestamp
+              run: |
+                  echo "NOW=$(date +'%m-%d-%Y %H:%M:%S')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+                  echo "NOW_SHORT=$(date +'%m-%d-%Y')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+                  echo "NOW_LONG=$(date +'%m-%d-%Y %H:%M')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+                  echo "NOW_DOCKER_LABEL=$(date +'%Y%m%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+            # #
+            #   Initialize › Checkout
+            # #
+
+            - name: "☑️ Checkout"
+              id: task_initialize_checkout
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  fetch-depth: 0
+
+            # #
+            #   Get version from package.json VERSION value
+            # #
+
+            - name: "👁️‍🗨️ Package Version › Set"
+              id: task_initialize_package_getversion
+              run: |
+                  VER=$(cat tvapp2/package.json | jq -r '.version')
+                  echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$VER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+            - name: "👁️‍🗨️ Package Version › Get"
+              id: task_initialize_package_version_get
+              run: |
+                  echo "VERSION: ${{ steps.task_initialize_package_getversion.outputs.PACKAGE_VERSION }}"
+