diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 620dbc2..9a4e4c9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -150,13 +150,62 @@ jobs:
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Create Gitea Release
-        uses: actions/gitea-release-action@v1
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.SRC_GITEA_TOKEN }}
-          tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          title: "v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
-          body: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
-          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, '-') }}
-          files: |
-            releases/wc-licensed-product-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
-            releases/wc-licensed-product-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip.sha256
+        id: create_release
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          TAG_NAME=${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+          # Determine if prerelease
+          if [[ "$TAG_NAME" == *"-"* ]]; then
+            PRERELEASE=true
+          else
+            PRERELEASE=false
+          fi
+
+          # Escape changelog for JSON
+          CHANGELOG_ESCAPED=$(echo '${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}' | jq -Rs .)
+
+          # Create release via Gitea API
+          RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.SRC_GITEA_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            "${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases" \
+            -d "{
+              \"tag_name\": \"${TAG_NAME}\",
+              \"name\": \"v${VERSION}\",
+              \"body\": ${CHANGELOG_ESCAPED},
+              \"draft\": false,
+              \"prerelease\": ${PRERELEASE}
+            }")
+
+          # Extract release ID
+          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.id')
+          echo "Release ID: $RELEASE_ID"
+          echo "release_id=$RELEASE_ID" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          if [ "$RELEASE_ID" == "null" ] || [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to create release"
+            echo "$RESPONSE"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Upload Release Assets
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          RELEASE_ID=${{ steps.create_release.outputs.release_id }}
+
+          # Upload zip file
+          curl -s -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.SRC_GITEA_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+            "${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=wc-licensed-product-${VERSION}.zip" \
+            --data-binary @"releases/wc-licensed-product-${VERSION}.zip"
+
+          # Upload checksum file
+          curl -s -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.SRC_GITEA_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+            "${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=wc-licensed-product-${VERSION}.zip.sha256" \
+            --data-binary @"releases/wc-licensed-product-${VERSION}.zip.sha256"
+
+          echo "Assets uploaded successfully"