diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Release Workflow
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "Release version (e.g., 1.0.0)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "*.*.*"
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+
+jobs:
+  determine-version:
+    name: Determine Release Version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}
+      should-release: ${{ steps.check-release.outputs.should-release }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check if should release
+        id: check-release
+        run: |
+          SHOULD_RELEASE="false"
+
+          # Check workflow dispatch
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            SHOULD_RELEASE="true"
+          fi
+
+          # Check tag push
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" ] && [ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]; then
+            SHOULD_RELEASE="true"
+          fi
+
+          # Check PR with [release-*] in title
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ] && [ "${{ github.event.pull_request.merged }}" == "true" ]; then
+            PR_TITLE="${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}"
+            if [[ "$PR_TITLE" =~ \[release-[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\] ]]; then
+              SHOULD_RELEASE="true"
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          echo "should-release=$SHOULD_RELEASE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Get version
+        id: get-version
+        if: steps.check-release.outputs.should-release == 'true'
+        run: |
+          VERSION=""
+
+          # Workflow dispatch - use input
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          fi
+
+          # Tag push - extract from tag
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" ] && [ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]; then
+            VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          fi
+
+          # PR - extract from title
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]; then
+            PR_TITLE="${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}"
+            VERSION=$(echo "$PR_TITLE" | grep -oP '\[release-\K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?=\])')
+          fi
+
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Release version: $VERSION"
+
+  build-and-release:
+    name: Build and Release
+    needs: determine-version
+    if: needs.determine-version.outputs.should-release == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: "17"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+          cache: "maven"
+
+      - name: Update version in pom.xml
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}"
+          mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION
+          mvn versions:commit
+
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        run: mvn clean package -DskipTests
+
+      - name: Create distribution archive
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}"
+          mkdir -p release/schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION
+          cp target/schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.jar release/schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION/
+          cp -r target/lib release/schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION/
+          cd release
+          zip -r schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.zip schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION
+          tar -czf schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.tar.gz schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION
+
+      - name: Generate release notes
+        id: release-notes
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}"
+
+          # Get the previous tag
+          PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+          # Generate release notes
+          echo "# Release $VERSION" > RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          echo "" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          echo "## What's Changed" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          echo "" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+
+          if [ -n "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
+            git log $PREV_TAG..HEAD --pretty=format:"* %s (%h)" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          else
+            git log --pretty=format:"* %s (%h)" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          fi
+
+          echo "" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          echo "" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          echo "**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/compare/$PREV_TAG...$VERSION" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+
+          cat RELEASE_NOTES.md
+
+      - name: Create Git tag
+        if: github.event_name != 'push'
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}"
+          git config user.name "Gitea CI"
+          git config user.email "ci@git.theprivateserver
+          git tag -a "$VERSION" -m "Release $VERSION"
+          git push origin "$VERSION"
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        id: create-release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}
+          body_path: RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+
+      - name: Upload JAR to Release
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: target/schulungsstatistiktool-${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}.jar
+          asset_name: schulungsstatistiktool-${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}.jar
+          asset_content_type: application/java-archive
+
+      - name: Upload ZIP to Release
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: release/schulungsstatistiktool-${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}.zip
+          asset_name: schulungsstatistiktool-${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+
+      - name: Upload TAR.GZ to Release
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: release/schulungsstatistiktool-${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
+          asset_name: schulungsstatistiktool-${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
+          asset_content_type: application/gzip
+
+      - name: Deploy to Generic Registry
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}"
+
+          # Upload JAR
+          curl -X PUT \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/java-archive" \
+            --data-binary @target/schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.jar \
+            "https://gitea.com/api/packages/${{ github.repository_owner }}/generic/schulungsstatistiktool/$VERSION/schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.jar"
+
+          # Upload ZIP
+          curl -X PUT \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/zip" \
+            --data-binary @release/schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.zip \
+            "https://gitea.com/api/packages/${{ github.repository_owner }}/generic/schulungsstatistiktool/$VERSION/schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.zip"
+
+          # Upload TAR.GZ
+          curl -X PUT \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/gzip" \
+            --data-binary @release/schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.tar.gz \
+            "https://gitea.com/api/packages/${{ github.repository_owner }}/generic/schulungsstatistiktool/$VERSION/schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.tar.gz"
+
+      - name: Summary
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ needs.determine-version.outputs.version }}"
+          echo "✅ Release $VERSION completed successfully!"
+          echo ""
+          echo "📦 Artifacts created:"
+          echo "  - JAR: schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.jar"
+          echo "  - ZIP: schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.zip"
+          echo "  - TAR.GZ: schulungsstatistiktool-$VERSION.tar.gz"
+          echo ""
+          echo "🚀 Published to:"
+          echo "  - GitHub Release"
+          echo "  - Generic Registry"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ae3c172..ef093f2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 /bin/
+bin/
+/build/
\ No newline at end of file