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+name: Generate release tarball
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Tag to build'
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Generate release tarball (${{ github.event.repository.name }} ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Set timestamp
+        run: echo "timestamp=$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M%S')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo scripts/install_xrdp_build_dependencies_with_apt.sh min amd64
+
+      - name: Run make distcheck
+        run: |
+          ./bootstrap
+          ./configure
+          make distcheck
+
+      - name: Find generated tarball
+        id: find_tarball
+        run: |
+          TARBALL=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.tar.gz" | head -n 1)
+          if [ -z "$TARBALL" ]; then
+            echo "Error: No tarball found" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "tarball=$TARBALL" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Upload Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name:  ${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}-${{ env.timestamp }}
+          path: "${{ env.tarball }}"
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          compression-level: 0
+          retention-days: 7
+