diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index f8a8232cdd..362740dcde 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -315,22 +315,66 @@ jobs:
           ls -lah release/
 
       - name: Create release
-        uses: https://gitea.com/actions/release-action@main
-        with:
-          files: release/*
-          title: "Kindred Create ${{ env.BUILD_TAG }}"
-          body: |
-            ## Kindred Create ${{ env.BUILD_TAG }}
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+        run: |
+          TAG="${BUILD_TAG}"
+          PRERELEASE=false
+          if echo "$TAG" | grep -qE '(rc|beta|alpha)'; then
+            PRERELEASE=true
+          fi
 
-            ### Downloads
+          BODY="## Kindred Create ${TAG}
 
-            | Platform | File |
-            |----------|------|
-            | Linux (AppImage) | `KindredCreate-*-Linux-x86_64.AppImage` |
-            | Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) | `kindred-create_*.deb` |
+          ### Downloads
 
-            *macOS and Windows builds are not yet available.*
+          | Platform | File |
+          |----------|------|
+          | Linux (AppImage) | \`KindredCreate-*-Linux-x86_64.AppImage\` |
+          | Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) | \`kindred-create_*.deb\` |
 
-            SHA256 checksums are provided alongside each artifact.
-          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'rc') || contains(github.ref_name, 'beta') || contains(github.ref_name, 'alpha') }}
-          api_key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+          *macOS and Windows builds are not yet available.*
+
+          SHA256 checksums are provided alongside each artifact."
+
+          # Delete existing release for this tag (if any) so we can recreate
+          existing=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases/tags/${TAG}")
+          if [ "$existing" = "200" ]; then
+            release_id=$(curl -s \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases/tags/${TAG}" | \
+              python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
+            curl -s -X DELETE \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases/${release_id}"
+            echo "Deleted existing release ${release_id} for tag ${TAG}"
+          fi
+
+          # Create release
+          release_id=$(curl -s -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.dumps({
+              'tag_name': '${TAG}',
+              'name': 'Kindred Create ${TAG}',
+              'body': '''${BODY}''',
+              'prerelease': ${PRERELEASE}
+            }))")" \
+            "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases" | \
+            python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
+          echo "Created release ${release_id}"
+
+          # Upload assets
+          for file in release/*; do
+            filename=$(basename "$file")
+            echo "Uploading ${filename}..."
+            curl -s -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              -F "attachment=@${file}" \
+              "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases/${release_id}/assets?name=${filename}"
+            echo " done."
+          done