improved release process

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -5,26 +5,26 @@ on:
         types: [published]
 
 jobs:
-    release:
-        # requires that you have put your twine API key in your
-        # github secrets (see readme for details)
+    package_and_release:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        if: contains(github.ref, 'tags')
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
         steps:
-            - name: Checkout code
-              uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-            - name: Set up Python 3.10
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+            - name: Set up Python 3.12
               uses: actions/setup-python@v4
               with:
-                  python-version: "3.10"
-
+                  python-version: "3.12"
+                  cache: pip
+            - name: Install build dependencies
+              run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel twine build
+            - name: Build package
+              run: python -m build
+            - name: Check package
+              run: twine check --strict dist/*.whl
             - name: Install hatch
               run: pip install hatch
-
             - name: Build project for distribution
               run: hatch build
-
             - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
               uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
               with: