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+name: release-please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [staging]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Generate GitHub App token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.SBP_RELEASE_PLEASE_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SBP_RELEASE_PLEASE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v5
+        with:
+          release-type: python
+          package-name: sbp-backend
+          # Releases are cut at the promotion point. A dev -> staging merge lands
+          # the promoted commits on staging; release-please compiles them into the
+          # staging release PR / notes. dev has no release line of its own.
+          target-branch: staging
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          changelog-types: |
+            [
+              {"type":"feat","section":"Features","hidden":false},
+              {"type":"fix","section":"Bug Fixes","hidden":false},
+              {"type":"perf","section":"Performance","hidden":false},
+              {"type":"refactor","section":"Refactoring","hidden":true},
+              {"type":"docs","section":"Docs","hidden":true},
+              {"type":"chore","section":"Chores","hidden":true},
+              {"type":"test","section":"Tests","hidden":true}
+            ]