diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/demo.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/demo.yaml
index d470cda..e4cb077 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/demo.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/demo.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: docker
     steps:
       - run: echo All Good
+  upload-many:
+    runs-on: docker
+    steps:
+    - run: mkdir -p artifacts
+
+    - run: touch artifacts/ONE artifacts/TWO
+
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: many-artifacts
+        path: artifacts/
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6717a0d..2104be0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
 # CI/CD in forgejo
 
 adopted from https://forgejo.org/docs/v1.20/user/actions/
+
+
+## attempting to make artifacts in CI
+
+```
+jobs:
+  upload-many:
+    runs-on: docker
+    steps:
+    - run: mkdir -p artifacts
+
+    - run: touch artifacts/ONE artifacts/TWO
+
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: many-artifacts
+        path: artifacts/
+
+```