diff --git a/.distignore b/.distignore
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+# Git
+.git
+.github
+.gitignore
+.gitattributes
+
+# Build tools
+.distignore
+build.sh
+build
+
+# Documentation
+CONTRIBUTING.md
+CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+
+# Development files
+node_modules
+.editorconfig
+.eslintrc
+.eslintignore
+.stylelintrc
+phpcs.xml
+phpunit.xml
+tests
+.travis.yml
+.gitlab-ci.yml
+Gruntfile.js
+gulpfile.js
+package.json
+package-lock.json
+composer.json
+composer.lock
+
+# Miscellaneous
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+.idea
+.vscode
+*.log
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*.zip 
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diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
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+kind: pipeline
+type: docker
+name: build-release
+
+trigger:
+  event:
+    - tag
+  ref:
+    - refs/tags/v*
+
+steps:
+  - name: build
+    image: alpine:latest
+    commands:
+      - apk add --no-cache bash zip
+      - VERSION=${DRONE_TAG#v}
+      - mkdir -p build/plugin-reference-cleaner
+      - cp plugin-reference-cleaner.php build/plugin-reference-cleaner/
+      - cp readme.txt build/plugin-reference-cleaner/
+      - cp LICENSE build/plugin-reference-cleaner/
+      - cp README.md build/plugin-reference-cleaner/
+      - cp CHANGELOG.md build/plugin-reference-cleaner/
+      - cd build
+      - zip -r ../plugin-reference-cleaner-$VERSION.zip plugin-reference-cleaner
+      - cd ..
+      
+  - name: release
+    image: plugins/gitea-release
+    settings:
+      api_key:
+        from_secret: gitea_token
+      base_url: https://gitea.wpallstars.com
+      files:
+        - plugin-reference-cleaner-*.zip
+      title: Release ${DRONE_TAG}
+      note: |
+        Plugin Reference Cleaner ${DRONE_TAG}
+        
+        See [CHANGELOG.md](https://gitea.wpallstars.com/wpallstars/plugin-reference-cleaner/src/branch/main/CHANGELOG.md) for details. 
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Build Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build and Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Get version
+        id: get_version
+        run: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create build directory
+        run: mkdir -p build/plugin-reference-cleaner
+
+      - name: Copy plugin files
+        run: |
+          cp plugin-reference-cleaner.php build/plugin-reference-cleaner/
+          cp readme.txt build/plugin-reference-cleaner/
+          cp LICENSE build/plugin-reference-cleaner/
+          cp README.md build/plugin-reference-cleaner/
+
+      - name: Create ZIP file
+        run: |
+          cd build
+          zip -r ../plugin-reference-cleaner-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}.zip plugin-reference-cleaner
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          name: Release v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          files: |
+            plugin-reference-cleaner-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}.zip
+          body: |
+            Plugin Reference Cleaner v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
+            
+            See [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/wpallstars/plugin-reference-cleaner/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for details. 
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diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on error
+set -e
+
+# Check if version is provided
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo "Error: Please provide a version number. Example: ./build.sh 1.2"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERSION=$1
+PLUGIN_SLUG="plugin-reference-cleaner"
+BUILD_DIR="build/$PLUGIN_SLUG"
+ZIP_FILE="${PLUGIN_SLUG}-${VERSION}.zip"
+
+# Create build directory
+echo "Creating build directory..."
+mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR
+
+# Copy required files
+echo "Copying plugin files..."
+cp plugin-reference-cleaner.php $BUILD_DIR/
+cp readme.txt $BUILD_DIR/
+cp LICENSE $BUILD_DIR/
+cp README.md $BUILD_DIR/
+cp CHANGELOG.md $BUILD_DIR/
+
+# Create ZIP file
+echo "Creating ZIP file..."
+cd build
+zip -r ../$ZIP_FILE $PLUGIN_SLUG
+cd ..
+
+# Verify the ZIP file was created
+if [ -f "$ZIP_FILE" ]; then
+  echo "✅ Build successful: $ZIP_FILE created"
+  echo "File path: $(pwd)/$ZIP_FILE"
+else
+  echo "❌ Build failed: ZIP file was not created"
+  exit 1
+fi 
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