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+# Starter pipeline
+# Start with a minimal pipeline that you can customize to build and deploy your code.
+# Add steps that build, run tests, deploy, and more:
+# https://aka.ms/yaml
+
+trigger:
+  batch: true
+  branches:
+    include:
+      - master
+
+variables:
+  system.debug: "true"
+  tardis.build.dir: $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)
+
+pool:
+  vmImage: "ubuntu-latest"
+
+steps:
+  - bash: |
+      echo "##vso[task.prependpath]$CONDA/bin"
+      sudo chown -R $USER $CONDA
+    displayName: "Add CONDA to path"
+
+  - bash: |
+      sh ci-helpers/install_tardis_env.sh
+    displayName: "Install TARDIS env"
+
+  - bash: |
+      source activate tardis
+      python setup.py install
+    displayName: "Build & install TARDIS"
+
+  - bash: |
+      source activate tardis
+      echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=version]$(python -c 'import tardis; print(tardis.__version__)')"
+    displayName: "Get TARDIS version number"
+
+  - bash: |
+      echo $(VERSION)
+    displayName: "Recover TARDIS version number"
+
+  - task: GitHubRelease@1
+    inputs:
+      gitHubConnection: "wkerzendorf"
+      repositoryName: "$(Build.Repository.Name)"
+      action: "create"
+      target: "$(Build.SourceVersion)"
+      tagSource: "userSpecifiedTag"
+      tag: "$(VERSION)"
+      title: "TARDIS v$(VERSION)"
+      isPreRelease: true
+      changeLogCompareToRelease: "lastFullRelease"
+      changeLogType: "commitBased"