---
type: User Story
title: "US-006: Build and release the plugin"
description: Give maintainers repeatable Java builds, automated verification, and versioned Gitea releases.
status: done
---

# US-006: Build and release the plugin

As a **plugin maintainer**, I want automated builds and releases so that tested, correctly versioned plugin artifacts can be distributed consistently.

## Acceptance criteria

- [x] The Gradle project compiles against Java 17 and the supported Spigot API.
- [x] Automated tests run as part of the Gradle check lifecycle.
- [x] Pushes and pull requests build and test the plugin in Gitea Actions.
- [x] Pull requests validate conventional commit messages.
- [x] CI stores a development JAR as a workflow artifact.
- [x] Main-branch conventional commits drive semantic versioning.
- [x] A successful release builds a versioned JAR and attaches it to the corresponding Gitea release.

## Related

- [Build and release documentation](../../README.md#releases)
- [User-story catalog](index.md)