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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+TAG_NAME="${1:-}"
+if [[ -z "${TAG_NAME}" ]]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <tag>" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+ARCHIVE_PATH="${ARCHIVE_PATH:-/tmp/NeonVisionEditor.xcarchive}"
+ZIP_NAME="Neon.Vision.Editor.app.zip"
+
+# Checkout tag in a detached state (preserves current branch)
+CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD || true)
+
+git fetch --depth=1 origin "refs/tags/${TAG_NAME}"
+
+git checkout -q "${TAG_NAME}"
+
+xcodebuild \
+  -project "Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj" \
+  -scheme "Neon Vision Editor" \
+  -configuration Release \
+  -destination "generic/platform=macOS" \
+  -archivePath "${ARCHIVE_PATH}" \
+  MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=15.5 \
+  CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO \
+  CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO \
+  CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY="" \
+  DEVELOPMENT_TEAM="" \
+  archive
+
+APP_PATH="${ARCHIVE_PATH}/Products/Applications/Neon Vision Editor.app"
+if [[ ! -d "${APP_PATH}" ]]; then
+  echo "App not found at ${APP_PATH}" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent "${APP_PATH}" "${ZIP_NAME}"
+
+./scripts/extract_changelog_section.sh CHANGELOG.md "${TAG_NAME}" > release-notes.md
+
+gh release create "${TAG_NAME}" \
+  --title "Neon Vision Editor ${TAG_NAME}" \
+  --notes-file release-notes.md \
+  "${ZIP_NAME}"
+
+# Return to previous branch
+if [[ -n "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" && "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" != "HEAD" ]]; then
+  git checkout -q "${CURRENT_BRANCH}"
+fi
+