diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 4ae8d4b..16b240f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -161,6 +161,21 @@ jobs:
           # Read release notes
           BODY=$(cat release_notes.txt)
 
+          # Check if release already exists for this tag
+          EXISTING_RELEASE=$(curl -s \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            "${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tags/${TAG_NAME}")
+
+          EXISTING_ID=$(echo "$EXISTING_RELEASE" | jq -r '.id // empty')
+
+          if [ -n "$EXISTING_ID" ] && [ "$EXISTING_ID" != "null" ]; then
+            echo "Release already exists for tag ${TAG_NAME} (ID: $EXISTING_ID). Deleting..."
+            curl -s -X DELETE \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              "${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${EXISTING_ID}"
+            echo "Deleted existing release."
+          fi
+
           # Create release via Gitea API
           RELEASE_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \