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+name: Prepare Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  prepare-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.21.x
+
+      - name: Prepare release
+        env:
+          GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
+          GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
+        run: |
+          make prepare
+          echo "$GPG_SECRET_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import --no-tty --batch --yes
+          make release
+
+      - name: Notify Slack on Failure
+        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.25.0
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          payload: |
+            {
+              "attachments": [
+                {
+                  "color": "#E92020",
+                  "blocks": [
+                    {
+                      "type": "section",
+                      "text": {
+                        "type": "mrkdwn",
+                        "text": "*GitHub Workflow Failure*\ngo-sdk/prepare-release\n*Workflow Run*\n https://github.com/lacework/go-sdk/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}\n@oncall-growth-eng! There has been a failure that needs your attention. :rotating_light:"
+                      }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL_GROWTH_ENG_ALERTS }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_TYPE: INCOMING_WEBHOOK