diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 6adc0ad..e61230f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -150,17 +150,28 @@ jobs:
           DEB_NAME=$(ls linux-patch-manager_*.deb)
           VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
           TOKEN="${GITHUB_TOKEN:-$GITEA_TOKEN}"
+          REF_NAME="${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-v${VERSION}}"
+          REPO="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY:-echo/linux_patch_manager}"
+          echo "Creating release for tag: ${REF_NAME} repo: ${REPO}"
+          echo "DEB: ${DEB_NAME}"
           # Create release via Gitea API
-          curl -s -X POST \
-            "http://192.168.2.189:3000/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases" \
+          HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o release.json -w "%{http_code}" -X POST \
+            "http://192.168.2.189:3000/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases" \
             -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${GITHUB_REF_NAME}\", \"title\": \"Release ${VERSION}\", \"body\": \"Automated build from tag ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.\\n\\n## Installation\\n\\n\\\`\\\`\\\`bash\\nsudo apt install ./linux-patch-manager_${VERSION}-1_amd64.deb\\n\\\`\\\`\\\`\\\"}" \
-            -o release.json
+            -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${REF_NAME}\", \"title\": \"Release ${VERSION}\", \"body\": \"Automated build from tag ${REF_NAME}.\\n\\n## Installation\\n\\n\\\`\\\`\\\`bash\\nsudo apt install ./linux-patch-manager_${VERSION}-1_amd64.deb\\n\\\`\\\`\\\`\\\"}")
+          echo "Release API HTTP status: ${HTTP_CODE}"
+          cat release.json
+          if [ "${HTTP_CODE}" != "201" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Failed to create release (HTTP ${HTTP_CODE})"
+            exit 1
+          fi
           # Extract release ID and upload .deb
           RELEASE_ID=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('release.json'))['id'])")
+          echo "Release ID: ${RELEASE_ID}"
           curl -s -X POST \
-            "http://192.168.2.189:3000/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets" \
+            "http://192.168.2.189:3000/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets" \
             -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
             -F "attachment=@${DEB_NAME}" \
             -F "name=${DEB_NAME}"
+          echo "Release upload complete"