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+name: aam-backend-service-release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/aam-backend-service-release.yml'
+      - 'application/aam-backend-service/**'
+
+jobs:
+  verify:
+    name: Verify aam-backend-service
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: application/aam-backend-service
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'corretto'
+          java-version: 17
+          cache: 'gradle'
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GHCR_PULL_SECRET }}
+
+      - name: Run Tests and generate Jacoco Test Report
+        env:
+          JACOCO_SOURCE_PATH: application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin
+        run: |
+          ./gradlew jacocoTestReport --no-daemon
+
+      - name: Publish code coverage to code climate
+        uses: paambaati/codeclimate-action@v5.0.0
+        env:
+          CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID: ${{ secrets.CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID }}
+          JACOCO_SOURCE_PATH: application/aam-backend-service/src/main/kotlin
+        with:
+          coverageLocations: application/aam-backend-service/build/reports/jacoco/test/jacocoTestReport.xml:jacoco
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish aam-backend-service Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - verify
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
+      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
+      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: application/aam-backend-service
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        run: rustup update --no-self-update
+
+      - name: Install conventional_commits_next_version
+        run: cargo install conventional_commits_next_version --version ^6
+
+      - name: Set current tag and version
+        run: |
+          CURRENT_TAG=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags --match 'aam-backend-service/v*')
+          CURRENT_VERSION=$(echo $CURRENT_TAG | cut -d'/' -f2)
+          echo "CURRENT_TAG=$CURRENT_TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "CURRENT_VERSION=$CURRENT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Set from commit hash
+        run: |
+          FROM_COMMIT_HASH=$(git rev-list -n 1 ${{ env.CURRENT_TAG }})
+          echo "FROM_COMMIT_HASH=$FROM_COMMIT_HASH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Calculate next version
+        run: |
+          NEXT_VERSION=v$(conventional_commits_next_version \
+            --calculation-mode "Batch" \
+            --from-commit-hash ${{ env.FROM_COMMIT_HASH }} \
+            --from-version ${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }} \
+            --monorepo application/aam-backend-service)
+          echo "NEXT_VERSION=$NEXT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        if: env.CURRENT_VERSION != env.NEXT_VERSION
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          TAG_NAME=aam-backend-service/${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}
+          gh api \
+            --method POST \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+            /repos/Aam-Digital/aam-services/releases \
+            -f "tag_name=$TAG_NAME" \
+            -f "target_commitish=main" \
+            -f "name=$TAG_NAME" \
+            -F "draft=false" \
+            -F "prerelease=false" \
+            -F "generate_release_notes=true"