diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
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-name: "Release Build"
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      version:
-        description: The version to tag the release with, e.g., 1.2.0, 1.2.1-alpha.1
-        required: true
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    permissions:
-      contents: write # for creating the release
-    name: Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          # the nebula plugin used in this repo needs the tags
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - id: setup-java-17
-        name: Setup Java 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@dded0888837ed1f317902acf8a20df0ad188d165 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          distribution: temurin
-          java-version: 17
-
-      - name: Set up gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
-
-      - name: Build
-        run: >
-          ./gradlew build --stacktrace
-          -Prelease.version=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-          "-Porg.gradle.java.installations.paths=${{ steps.setup-java-17.outputs.path }}"
-
-      - name: Set user.name and user.email for the nebula plugin
-        run: |
-          git config user.name otelbot
-          git config user.email 197425009+otelbot@users.noreply.github.com
-
-      - name: Publish release
-        env:
-          SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
-          SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
-          GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
-        run: >
-          ./gradlew final closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository --stacktrace
-          -Prelease.version=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-          "-Porg.gradle.java.installations.paths=${{ steps.setup-java-17.outputs.path }}"
-
-      - name: Create Release
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: >
-          gh release create v${{ github.event.inputs.version }} --title "Release v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}-alpha" --notes "Java Bindings for [OTLP v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto/releases/tag/v${{ github.event.inputs.version }})"