diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
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-name: docker-install CI
-
-on: [push, pull_request]
-
-jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os:
-          - ubuntu:18.04
-          - centos:7
-        version:
-          - 19.03
-          - ""
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Shellcheck
-      run: make shellcheck
-    - name: Check distribution
-      run: TEST_IMAGE=${{ matrix.os }} VERSION=${{ matrix.version }} make test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+# GitHub Action Workflow
+# this creates a tag release whenever a tag is created
+name: release
+
+on: [push, repository_dispatch]
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    name: Publish for ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            asset_name: foundryup
+            artifact_name: install
+            archive_ext: .*
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+          persist-credentials: false
+          
+      - name: Install packages (ubuntu-latest)
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          rm -rf build/ || { exit 1 && echo "[FAIL]: build dir"; }
+          make
+          bash build/install
+
+
+      - name: Archive release assets
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        id: archive_release_assets_unix_like
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          make
+          cp build/${{ matrix.artifact_name }} ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
+          tar -czvf ${{ matrix.asset_name }}${{ matrix.archive_ext }} ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
+
+      - name: Generate SHA256 checksum for binary
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        id: checksum_archive_unix_like
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          sha256sum ${{ matrix.asset_name }}${{ matrix.archive_ext }} > ${{ matrix.asset_name }}${{ matrix.archive_ext }}.sha256
+      - name: Upload binary to release
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          file: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}${{ matrix.archive_ext }}
+          asset_name: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}${{ matrix.archive_ext }}
+          tag: ${{ github.ref }}
+          overwrite: true
+
+      - name: Upload SHA256 checksum to release
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          file: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}${{ matrix.archive_ext }}.sha256
+          asset_name: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}${{ matrix.archive_ext }}.sha256
+          tag: ${{ github.ref }}
+          overwrite: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# `foundryup.secured`
+
+[![release](https://github.com/sambacha/foundryup-tests/actions/workflows/release.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sambacha/foundryup-tests/actions/workflows/release.yml)
+
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+* CI process for automating hash commit for verifying and versioning shell install script
+* `Makefile` 
+* CD for creating release dist
+
+## License
+
+ISC