diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 870b120..55e03ef 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           [ "$SKIP_BUILD" = "true" ] && exit 0
+          # Push tag to GitHub first so it exists before creating the release
+          git remote add github-release https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPO}.git 2>/dev/null || true
+          git push -f github-release ${GITHUB_REF_NAME} 2>/dev/null || true
           GH_API="https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}"
           # Create release or fetch existing one
           BODY=$(curl -s -X POST \