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+name: Release Binaries
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Tag to build and release (e.g. v0.6.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+  CARGO_NET_GIT_FETCH_WITH_CLI: "true"
+
+concurrency:
+  group: release-binaries-${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build (${{ matrix.target }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    timeout-minutes: 120
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            os: linux
+            runner: ${{ vars.RELEASE_RUNNER_LINUX_AMD64 || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
+          - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            os: linux
+            runner: ${{ vars.RELEASE_RUNNER_LINUX_ARM64 || 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' }}
+          - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            os: macos
+            runner: ${{ vars.RELEASE_RUNNER_MACOS_ARM64 || 'macos-15' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Resolve artifact version
+        id: version
+        env:
+          EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          INPUT_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ "$EVENT_NAME" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
+            VERSION="$INPUT_TAG"
+          elif [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            VERSION="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
+          else
+            echo "::error::Unsupported release trigger: $EVENT_NAME $GITHUB_REF"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[A-Za-z0-9.+-]+)?$ ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Invalid tag format: '$VERSION' (expected e.g. v1.2.3 or v1.2.3-rc.1)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('refs/tags/{0}', inputs.tag) || github.ref }}
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Install Linux system dependencies
+        if: matrix.os == 'linux'
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libclang-dev
+
+      - name: Install macOS system dependencies
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos'
+        run: |
+          brew install llvm pkg-config
+          LLVM_PREFIX="$(brew --prefix llvm)"
+          echo "${LLVM_PREFIX}/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          echo "LIBCLANG_PATH=${LLVM_PREFIX}/lib" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@150fca883cd4034361b621bd4e6a9d34e5143606 # v1.15.4
+
+      - name: Validate runner target
+        env:
+          TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
+        run: |
+          HOST="$(rustc -vV | awk '/^host:/ {print $2}')"
+          if [[ "$HOST" != "$TARGET" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Runner host '$HOST' does not match release target '$TARGET'"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Install sccache
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@a661f9d0b5f5222ce08202e6b2e9648d1713ca37 # untagged 2025-07-01 commit
+        with:
+          tool: sccache
+
+      - name: Configure sccache
+        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          script: |
+            core.exportVariable('ACTIONS_RESULTS_URL', process.env.ACTIONS_RESULTS_URL || '');
+            core.exportVariable('ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN', process.env.ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN || '');
+
+      - name: Build release binaries
+        run: |
+          cargo build --locked --release \
+            --bin arc-node-execution \
+            --bin arc-node-consensus \
+            --bin arc-snapshots
+        env:
+          RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
+          SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
+
+      - name: Package release assets
+        env:
+          TAG: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
+        run: ./scripts/release-package.sh "$TAG" "$TARGET"
+
+      - name: Upload build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: release-${{ matrix.target }}
+          path: release-assets/
+
+  sign:
+    name: Prepare Release Assets
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    env:
+      HAS_RELEASE_GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY != '' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Download build artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          pattern: release-*
+          merge-multiple: true
+          path: release-assets/
+
+      - name: Import GPG key
+        if: env.HAS_RELEASE_GPG_KEY == 'true'
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@e89d40939c28e39f97cf32126055eeae86ba74ec # v6.3.0
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - name: GPG sign archives
+        if: env.HAS_RELEASE_GPG_KEY == 'true'
+        run: |
+          for archive in release-assets/*.tar.gz; do
+            gpg --batch --yes --detach-sign --armor --output "${archive}.asc" "${archive}"
+          done
+
+      - name: Upload release assets
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: release-assets
+          path: release-assets/
+
+  release:
+    name: Create Release
+    needs: sign
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Resolve tag
+        id: tag
+        env:
+          EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          INPUT_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ "$EVENT_NAME" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
+            TAG="$INPUT_TAG"
+          elif [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            TAG="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
+          else
+            echo "::error::Unsupported release trigger: $EVENT_NAME $GITHUB_REF"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [[ ! "$TAG" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[A-Za-z0-9.+-]+)?$ ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Invalid tag format: '$TAG' (expected e.g. v1.2.3 or v1.2.3-rc.1)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "tag=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          if [[ "$TAG" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+- ]]; then
+            echo "is_prerelease=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "is_prerelease=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Download build artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: release-assets
+          path: release-assets/
+
+      - name: Upload release assets
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          TAG: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
+          IS_PRERELEASE: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.is_prerelease }}
+        run: |
+          create_args=(--draft --generate-notes)
+          edit_args=(--draft=false)
+          if [[ "$IS_PRERELEASE" == "true" ]]; then
+            create_args+=(--prerelease)
+            edit_args+=(--prerelease=true)
+          fi
+
+          if gh release view "${TAG}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "::error::Release ${TAG} already exists; delete the existing draft/release before rerunning"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          gh release create "${TAG}" "${create_args[@]}"
+          gh release upload "${TAG}" release-assets/*
+          gh release edit "${TAG}" "${edit_args[@]}"