Run package workflow on branch pushes

.gitea/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ name: Publish Package
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
+    branches:
+      - "**"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  publish:
+  build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -32,6 +32,39 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m twine check dist/*
 
+      - name: Upload distribution artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/*
+
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/8.0.') }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install publish tools
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install build twine
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: |
+          python -m build
+
+      - name: Check package
+        run: |
+          python -m twine check dist/*
+
       - name: Publish to Gitea PyPI registry
         env:
           TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GITEA_PACKAGE_USER }}

doc/publishing.rst

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 Publishing
 ==========
 
-Packages are published to the Gitea PyPI-compatible package registry when a
-version tag is pushed.
+Every pushed commit builds and validates the package.
+
+Packages are published to the Gitea PyPI-compatible package registry when the
+push is made to a version branch named like ``8.0.0``, ``8.0.1``, etc.
 
 Required repository secrets:
 
@@ -13,8 +15,8 @@ Publish a release:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   git tag v8.0.0
-   git push origin v8.0.0
+   git switch -c 8.0.0
+   git push origin 8.0.0
 
 Install from Gitea: