diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 79c24af..2f70d68 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     container:
       image: php:8.2-cli-alpine
 
@@ -38,11 +40,17 @@ jobs:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
-          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -sf -X POST \
+          RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             "$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/releases" \
-            -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$TAG\",\"name\":\"$TAG\"}" | jq -r '.id')
+            -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$TAG\",\"name\":\"$TAG\"}")
+          echo "API response: $RESPONSE"
+
+          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.id')
+          if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ] || [ "$RELEASE_ID" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to create release" && exit 1
+          fi
 
           curl -sf -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \