diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 35e2130..d2e5410 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # ── Determine the release tag ─────────────────────────────────────────
       - name: Determine release tag
         id: tag
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+          if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
             echo "tag=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           elif [[ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" ]]; then
             echo "tag=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -33,56 +34,119 @@ jobs:
             echo "tag=latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
+      # ── Build ZIP archives ────────────────────────────────────────────────
       - name: Create plugin ZIPs
         run: |
+          TAG="${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}"
           mkdir -p dist
 
-          # Full suite ZIP (all LocalFlowPlugins + FlowHelpers)
-          zip -r dist/Tdarr-plugins-${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}.zip \
+          # Full suite ZIP (LocalFlowPlugins + FlowHelpers)
+          zip -r "dist/Tdarr-plugins-${TAG}.zip" \
             LocalFlowPlugins/ \
             FlowHelpers/ \
             -x "*.git*"
 
-          # Individual plugin ZIPs
+          # Individual plugin ZIPs (one per plugin folder)
           for dir in LocalFlowPlugins/*/*/1.0.0; do
             plugin_name=$(echo "$dir" | awk -F'/' '{print $(NF-1)}')
-            zip -j "dist/${plugin_name}-${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}.zip" "$dir/index.js"
+            zip -j "dist/${plugin_name}-${TAG}.zip" "$dir/index.js"
           done
 
+          echo "=== Built assets ==="
           ls -lh dist/
 
-      - name: Delete existing "latest" release (if re-releasing)
-        if: steps.tag.outputs.tag == 'latest'
+      # ── Gitea release via REST API ────────────────────────────────────────
+      # github.server_url can be empty on some self-hosted runners, so we
+      # derive it from GITHUB_SERVER_URL env var with a hardcoded fallback.
+      - name: Publish Gitea release
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          gh release delete latest --yes --cleanup-tag 2>/dev/null || true
+          TAG="${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}"
 
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
-          name: "Tdarr Plugins ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}"
-          body: |
-            ## Tdarr Local Flow Plugin Suite — ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
+          # Resolve base URL: env var → context → hardcoded fallback
+          BASE_URL="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL:-${{ github.server_url }}}"
+          BASE_URL="${BASE_URL:-https://git.cdtech.freeddns.org}"
+          REPO="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY:-${{ github.repository }}}"
 
-            ### Installation (curl)
+          API="${BASE_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}"
+          AUTH="Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}"
 
-            Download the full suite:
-            ```bash
-            curl -L https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}/Tdarr-plugins-${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}.zip -o plugins.zip
-            unzip plugins.zip -d /path/to/tdarr/plugins/
-            ```
+          IS_PRERELEASE="false"
+          [[ "${TAG}" == "latest" ]] && IS_PRERELEASE="true"
 
-            Or download an individual plugin (example: `transcode2PassX265`):
-            ```bash
-            curl -L https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}/transcode2PassX265-${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}.zip -o transcode2PassX265.zip
-            unzip transcode2PassX265.zip -d /path/to/tdarr/plugins/LocalFlowPlugins/video/transcode2PassX265/1.0.0/
-            ```
+          RELEASE_BODY="## Tdarr Plugins ${TAG}\n\nInstall the full suite:\n\`\`\`bash\ncurl -fsSL ${BASE_URL}/${REPO}/archive/main.zip -o /tmp/tp.zip\nunzip -q -o /tmp/tp.zip -d /tmp/tpx\ncp -r /tmp/tpx/Tdarr-plugin/LocalFlowPlugins \${PLUGIN_DIR}/\ncp -r /tmp/tpx/Tdarr-plugin/FlowHelpers \${PLUGIN_DIR}/\nrm -rf /tmp/tp.zip /tmp/tpx\n\`\`\`\n\nSee [README](${BASE_URL}/${REPO}) for full docs."
 
-            See the [README](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}#readme) for full installation instructions.
-          files: dist/*.zip
-          prerelease: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag == 'latest' }}
-          make_latest: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag != 'latest' }}
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          echo "=== API endpoint: ${API} ==="
+          echo "=== Repo: ${REPO} ==="
+
+          # ── 1. Check for existing release with this tag ──────────────────
+          echo "Looking up existing release for tag '${TAG}'..."
+          EXISTING=$(curl -sf -H "$AUTH" "${API}/releases/tags/${TAG}" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$EXISTING" | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get('id',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+          if [[ -n "$RELEASE_ID" ]]; then
+            echo "Found release id=${RELEASE_ID} — removing old assets..."
+
+            # Delete all existing assets
+            ASSETS=$(curl -sf -H "$AUTH" "${API}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets" || echo "[]")
+            echo "$ASSETS" | python3 -c "
+          import sys, json
+          assets = json.load(sys.stdin)
+          for a in assets:
+              print(a['id'])
+          " 2>/dev/null | while read -r asset_id; do
+              echo "  Deleting asset id=${asset_id}"
+              curl -sf -X DELETE -H "$AUTH" "${API}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets/${asset_id}" \
+                && echo "  ✓ deleted" || echo "  ✗ delete failed (ignored)"
+            done
+
+            # Patch release name/body
+            curl -sf -X PATCH -H "$AUTH" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              "${API}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}" \
+              -d "{\"name\":\"Tdarr Plugins ${TAG}\",\"body\":\"${RELEASE_BODY}\",\"prerelease\":${IS_PRERELEASE}}" \
+              > /dev/null && echo "Release updated."
+
+          else
+            echo "No existing release — creating one..."
+
+            # Ensure the lightweight tag exists on the repo
+            git tag "${TAG}" 2>/dev/null || echo "Tag already exists."
+            git push origin "${TAG}" 2>/dev/null || echo "Tag push skipped (may already exist)."
+
+            RESPONSE=$(curl -sf -X POST -H "$AUTH" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              "${API}/releases" \
+              -d "{
+                \"tag_name\":   \"${TAG}\",
+                \"name\":       \"Tdarr Plugins ${TAG}\",
+                \"body\":       \"${RELEASE_BODY}\",
+                \"prerelease\": ${IS_PRERELEASE},
+                \"draft\":      false
+              }")
+
+            RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get('id',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            echo "Created release id=${RELEASE_ID}"
+          fi
+
+          if [[ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Could not determine release ID. Aborting asset upload."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # ── 2. Upload all assets ─────────────────────────────────────────
+          echo ""
+          echo "Uploading assets to release id=${RELEASE_ID}..."
+          for asset in dist/*.zip; do
+            filename=$(basename "$asset")
+            echo "  Uploading ${filename}..."
+            curl -sf -X POST \
+              -H "$AUTH" \
+              -F "attachment=@${asset};type=application/zip" \
+              "${API}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${filename}" \
+              > /dev/null \
+              && echo "  ✓ ${filename}" \
+              || { echo "  ✗ Failed: ${filename}"; exit 1; }
+          done
+
+          echo ""
+          echo "✅ Release complete: ${BASE_URL}/${REPO}/releases/tag/${TAG}"