lets see if this works at all

.github/workflows/merged.yaml

@@ -1,13 +1,36 @@
 name: "Build Test and Deploy"
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '*.md'
+    types:
+      - synchronize
+      - opened
 jobs:
-  deploy:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ macos-latest ]
+  create-staging-repository:
+    name: Create staging repository
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      repository_id: ${{ steps.create.outputs.repository_id }}
+    steps:
+      - id: create
+        uses: nexus-actions/[email protected]
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          staging_profile_id: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PROFILE_ID }}
+          base_url: https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/
+          description: Created by $GITHUB_WORKFLOW ($GITHUB_ACTION) for $GITHUB_REPOSITORY
+  macos:
+    needs: create-staging-repository
+    runs-on: macOS-latest
+    env:
+      SONATYPE_REPOSITORY_ID: ${{ needs.create_staging_repository.outputs.repository_id }}
+      SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+      SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+      GPG_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET }}
+      GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
+      NPM_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set up JDK 19
@@ -33,8 +56,28 @@ jobs:
           GPG_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET }}
           GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
           NPM_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-        run: ./gradlew publishAllPublicationsToSonatypeRepository publish closeAndReleaseRepository
+        run: ./gradlew publishAllPublicationsToSonatypeRepository
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: Package
-          path: build/libs
+          path: build/libs
+  finalize:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [create-staging-repository, macos]
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.create_staging_repository.result == 'success' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Discard
+        if: ${{ needs.macos.result != 'success' }}
+        uses: nexus-actions/[email protected]
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          staging_repository_id: ${{ needs.create_staging_repository.outputs.repository-id }}
+      - name: Release
+        if: ${{ needs.macos.result == 'success' }}
+        uses: nexus-actions/[email protected]
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          staging_repository_id: ${{ needs.create_staging_repository.outputs.repository_id }}
+          close_only: true

gradle.properties

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ kotlin.code.style=official
 android.useAndroidX=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m
 kotlin.mpp.stability.nowarn=true
-libraryVersionPrefix=1.3.
+libraryVersionPrefix=0.0.
 libraryName=Buffer
 libraryDescription=Multiplatform bytebuffer that delegates to native byte[] or ByteBuffer
 publishedGroupId=com.ditchoom