CI release test with manual approval

Author: satran004

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ on:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
 jobs:
-  publish:
+  publish-and-close:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up JDK 11
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -33,3 +33,38 @@ jobs:
 #        env:
 #          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
 #          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+  verify:
+    name: Verify Staged Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: publish-and-close
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # Example checks you can add here:
+      # - Run dependency scanner (osv-scanner)
+      # - Run license checks
+      # - Run static code analysis
+
+      - name: Dummy check (replace with real checks)
+        run: |
+          echo "Run your security / quality checks here."
+
+  release:
+    name: Release Staging Repo
+    environment: maven-central-release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: verify
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '11'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - name: Release Staging Repo
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          ./gradlew releaseSonatypeStagingRepository

gradle.properties

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 group = com.bloxbean.cardano
 artifactId = aiken-java-binding
-version = 0.1.1-preview2
+version = 0.1.1-preview3