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+stages:
+  - build
+  - release
+
+build-zip:
+  stage: build
+  image: alpine:latest
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /-submission$/
+  before_script:
+    - apk add --no-cache zip
+  script:
+    - SHEET_NAME="${CI_COMMIT_TAG%-submission}"
+    - echo "SHEET_NAME=$SHEET_NAME" >> variables.env
+    - |
+      if [ ! -d "$SHEET_NAME" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Directory $SHEET_NAME does not exist."
+        exit 1
+      fi
+    - cd "$SHEET_NAME"
+    - zip -r "../${SHEET_NAME}.zip" .
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - "*.zip"
+    reports:
+      dotenv: variables.env
+
+release-zip:
+  stage: release
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
+  needs:
+    - job: build-zip
+      artifacts: true
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /-submission$/
+  script:
+    - echo "Creating release for $SHEET_NAME"
+  release:
+    name: "Submission: $SHEET_NAME"
+    tag_name: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+    description: "Automated release for $SHEET_NAME"
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