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+name: Manual Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Tag to build (leave empty to build latest)'
+        required: false
+        default: ''
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            # set latest tag for default branch
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
+            type=ref,event=tag
+            type=ref,event=branch
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
+        with:
+          context: .
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          file: Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          build-args: VERSION=${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
+
+      - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
+        run: |
+          for i in {1..3}; do
+            if docker run --rm aquasec/trivy:latest image --exit-code 0 --severity CRITICAL,HIGH --ignore-unfixed ${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).tags[0] }}; then
+              break
+            elif [ $i -lt 3 ]; then
+              echo "Retrying in 60 seconds..."
+              sleep 60
+            else
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          done
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