diff --git a/.github/actions/build/action.yml b/.github/actions/build/action.yml
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+name: 'Build'
+description: 'Builds the project, optionally publishing it to a local deployment repository'
+inputs:
+  java-version:
+    required: false
+    default: '17'
+    description: 'The Java version to compile and test with'
+  java-distribution:
+    required: false
+    default: 'liberica'
+    description: 'The Java distribution to use for the build'
+  java-toolchain:
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
+    description: 'Whether a Java toolchain should be used'
+  publish:
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
+    description: 'Whether to publish artifacts ready for deployment to Artifactory'
+  develocity-access-key:
+    required: false
+    description: 'The access key for authentication with ge.spring.io'
+outputs:
+  build-scan-url:
+    description: 'The URL, if any, of the build scan produced by the build'
+    value: ${{ (inputs.publish == 'true' && steps.publish.outputs.build-scan-url) || steps.build.outputs.build-scan-url }}
+  version:
+    description: 'The version that was built'
+    value: ${{ steps.read-version.outputs.version }}
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Prepare Gradle Build
+      uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-gradle-build
+      with:
+        develocity-access-key: ${{ inputs.develocity-access-key }}
+        java-version: ${{ inputs.java-version }}
+        java-distribution: ${{ inputs.java-distribution }}
+        java-toolchain: ${{ inputs.java-toolchain }}
+    - name: Build
+      id: build
+      if: ${{ inputs.publish == 'false' }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: ./gradlew build
+    - name: Publish
+      id: publish
+      if: ${{ inputs.publish == 'true' }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: ./gradlew -PdeploymentRepository=$(pwd)/deployment-repository ${{ !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Next development version') && 'build' || '' }} publishAllPublicationsToDeploymentRepository
+    - name: Read Version From gradle.properties
+      id: read-version
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        version=$(sed -n 's/version=\(.*\)/\1/p' gradle.properties)
+        echo "Version is $version"
+        echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT