diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 747060f..f38efda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ permissions:
   id-token: write
 
 jobs:
+  upload:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Creating artifact placeholder file
+        run: echo "this is a placeholder file" > artifact.txt
+      - name: Upload Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: w3pn-artifact
+          path: artifact.txt
+          
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: