diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 40df5b13b5..d9fb720ff3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -184,152 +184,49 @@ jobs:
           # Create checksum
           cd dist && sha256sum "${OUTPUT}" > "${OUTPUT}.sha256"
 
-      - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: gitea-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
-          path: dist/gitea-*
-          retention-days: 7
-
-  # Docker build job - disabled until Docker is available on runner
-  docker:
-    name: Build Docker Image
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: lint-test
-    if: false  # Disabled - runner doesn't have Docker
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
-      - name: Get version
-        id: version
+      - name: Upload to release
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
         run: |
-          if [[ $GITHUB_REF == refs/tags/* ]]; then
-            VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
-          else
-            VERSION=$(git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
-          fi
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          VERSION=$(git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
+          echo "Uploading binaries for $VERSION"
 
-      - name: Build Docker image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
-        with:
-          context: .
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          push: false
-          tags: |
-            gitea/gitea:${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-            gitea/gitea:latest
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
-
-  # Release job - only runs on tags
-  release:
-    name: Create Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Download all artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          path: dist
-          merge-multiple: true
-
-      - name: List artifacts
-        run: ls -la dist/
-
-      - name: Get version
-        id: version
-        run: |
-          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Generate changelog
-        id: changelog
-        run: |
-          # Get commits since last tag
-          PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-          if [ -n "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
-            CHANGELOG=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" ${PREV_TAG}..HEAD)
-          else
-            CHANGELOG=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" -20)
-          fi
-
-          # Escape for GitHub Actions
-          CHANGELOG="${CHANGELOG//'%'/'%25'}"
-          CHANGELOG="${CHANGELOG//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
-          CHANGELOG="${CHANGELOG//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
-
-          echo "changelog=${CHANGELOG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Create Release
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
-          IS_PRERELEASE="false"
-          if [[ "$VERSION" == *"-rc"* ]] || [[ "$VERSION" == *"-beta"* ]] || [[ "$VERSION" == *"-alpha"* ]]; then
-            IS_PRERELEASE="true"
-          fi
-
-          RELEASE_BODY="## Changes in ${VERSION}
-
-          ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
-
-          ## Downloads
-
-          | Platform | Architecture | Download |
-          |----------|--------------|----------|
-          | Linux | amd64 | gitea-${VERSION}-linux-amd64 |
-          | Linux | arm64 | gitea-${VERSION}-linux-arm64 |
-          | macOS | amd64 | gitea-${VERSION}-darwin-amd64 |
-          | macOS | arm64 | gitea-${VERSION}-darwin-arm64 |
-          | Windows | amd64 | gitea-${VERSION}-windows-amd64.exe |
-
-          ## Checksums
-
-          SHA256 checksums are provided in .sha256 files alongside each binary."
-
-          # Create release via Gitea API
-          RELEASE_DATA=$(jq -n \
-            --arg tag "$VERSION" \
-            --arg name "Gitea $VERSION" \
-            --arg body "$RELEASE_BODY" \
-            --argjson prerelease "$IS_PRERELEASE" \
-            '{tag_name: $tag, name: $name, body: $body, draft: false, prerelease: $prerelease}')
-
-          RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
+          # Get or create release
+          TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          EXISTING=$(curl -s \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" \
-            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -d "$RELEASE_DATA" \
-            "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases")
+            "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tags/$TAG")
 
-          echo "Release response: $RESPONSE"
-          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.id')
-          echo "Created release with ID: $RELEASE_ID"
+          if echo "$EXISTING" | grep -q '"id":[0-9]'; then
+            RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$EXISTING" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+            echo "Found existing release: $RELEASE_ID"
+          else
+            echo "Creating release..."
+            RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              -d '{"tag_name":"'"$TAG"'","name":"Gitea '"$TAG"'","body":"Official release.","draft":false,"prerelease":false}' \
+              "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases")
+            RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+            echo "Created release: $RELEASE_ID"
+          fi
 
-          # Upload assets
+          # Upload files
           for file in dist/*; do
             if [ -f "$file" ]; then
               filename=$(basename "$file")
+              # Delete existing asset if present
+              ASSETS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" \
+                "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/$RELEASE_ID")
+              ASSET_ID=$(echo "$ASSETS" | grep -o "\"id\":[0-9]*,\"name\":\"$filename\"" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | cut -d: -f2)
+              if [ -n "$ASSET_ID" ]; then
+                echo "Deleting existing $filename"
+                curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" \
+                  "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets/$ASSET_ID"
+              fi
               echo "Uploading $filename..."
               curl -s -X POST \
                 -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" \
-                -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
                 -F "attachment=@$file" \
                 "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets?name=$filename"
-              echo "Uploaded $filename"
             fi
           done