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+name: Quarkiverse Prepare Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    # Map the workflow outputs to job outputs
+    outputs:
+      release-version:
+        description: "Released Version"
+        value: ${{ jobs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version }}
+      next-version:
+        description: "Next Version"
+        value: ${{ jobs.prepare-release.outputs.next-version }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  prepare-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Prepare Release
+    if: ${{github.event.pull_request.merged == true}}
+    # Map the job outputs to step outputs
+    outputs:
+      release-version: ${{ steps.out.outputs.release-version }}
+      next-version: ${{ steps.out.outputs.next-version }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+        id: app-token
+        name: Create GitHub App Token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.CI_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.CI_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+
+      - name: Get GitHub App User ID
+        id: get-user-id
+        run: echo "user-id=$(gh api "/users/${{ steps.app-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]" --jq .id)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+
+      - name: Configure Git author
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name '${{ steps.app-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]'
+          git config --global user.email '${{ steps.get-user-id.outputs.user-id }}+${{ steps.app-token.outputs.app-slug }}[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>'
+
+      - uses: radcortez/project-metadata-action@main
+        name: Retrieve project metadata
+        id: metadata
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          metadata-file-path: '.github/project.yml'
+          local-file: true
+
+      - name: Set environment variables
+        run: |
+          echo "CURRENT_VERSION=${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "NEXT_VERSION=${{steps.metadata.outputs.next-version}}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 21
+          cache: 'maven'
+
+      - name: Detect Maven Wrapper
+        run: |
+          if [ -f mvnw ]; then
+            echo "MAVEN_EXEC=./mvnw" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "MAVEN_EXEC=mvn" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Update latest release version in docs
+        if: ${{ hashFiles('docs/pom.xml') != '' }}
+        run: |
+          $MAVEN_EXEC -B -ntp -pl docs -am package -DskipTests -DskipITs -Denforcer.skip -Dformatter.skip -Dimpsort.skip
+          if ! git diff --quiet docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes; then
+            git add docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes
+            git commit -m "Update the latest release version ${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}} in documentation"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Bump .md files to ${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}}
+        run: |
+          find -name '*.md' -exec sed -i 's/${{env.NEXT_VERSION}}/${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}}/g' {} +
+          find -name '*.md' -exec sed -i 's|raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.repository }}/main|raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.repository }}/${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}}|g' {} +
+          if [[ `git status --porcelain` ]]; then
+            git commit -a -m "Bump .md files to ${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}}"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Maven release ${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}}
+        uses: coactions/setup-xvfb@v1
+        run: |
+          $MAVEN_EXEC -B release:prepare -Prelease -Dgpg.skip=true -DreleaseVersion=${CURRENT_VERSION} -DdevelopmentVersion=${NEXT_VERSION} -Darguments="-Dgpg.skip=true"
+          $MAVEN_EXEC -B release:clean
+
+      - name: Bump .md files to ${{env.NEXT_VERSION}}
+        run: |
+          find -name '*.md' -exec sed -i 's|raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.repository }}/${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}}|raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.repository }}/main|g' {} +
+          find -name '*.md' -exec sed -i 's/${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}}/${{env.NEXT_VERSION}}/g' {} +
+          if [[ `git status --porcelain` ]]; then
+            git commit -a -m "Bump .md files to ${{env.NEXT_VERSION}}"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Push changes to ${{github.base_ref}} branch and tag ${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}}
+        run: |
+          git push
+          git push origin ${CURRENT_VERSION}
+
+      - name: Output release version
+        id: out
+        run: |
+          echo "release-version=${CURRENT_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "next-version=${NEXT_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        run: gh release create ${CURRENT_VERSION} --generate-notes
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}