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+name: test-publish-release
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  e2e:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # NOTE: needs network access to github.com. For a fully offline setup,
+      # mirror actions/checkout into git.fristy.net and pin it by SHA.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: |
+          echo "e2e asset one ${{ github.run_id }}" > asset-one.txt
+          echo "e2e asset two ${{ github.run_id }}" > asset-two.txt
+      - id: rel
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          tag_name: e2e-${{ github.run_id }}
+          name: 'e2e test ${{ github.run_id }}'
+          draft: 'true'
+          files: |
+            asset-*.txt
+          sha256sum: 'true'
+      - run: echo "draft release at ${{ steps.rel.outputs.release_url }}"