diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 298458d..5d69915 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -124,14 +124,26 @@ jobs:
           git push https://${{ gitea.actor }}:${{ gitea.token }}@git.produktor.io/${{ gitea.repository }}.git "${{ steps.version.outputs.new_tag }}"
 
       - name: Create Gitea Release
-        uses: https://gitea.com/actions/gitea-release-action@v1
-        with:
-          server_url: ${{ gitea.server_url }}
-          token: ${{ gitea.token }}
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.new_tag }}
-          name: FleetDM Stack ${{ steps.version.outputs.new_tag }}
-          body: |
-            **${{ steps.version.outputs.bump_type }}** release — `${{ steps.version.outputs.new_tag }}`
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.new_tag }}"
+          BUMP="${{ steps.version.outputs.bump_type }}"
+          API="https://git.produktor.io/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases"
+          TOKEN="${{ gitea.token }}"
 
-            Helm chart for FleetDM Server with MySQL and Redis.
-          files: .tmp/*.tgz
+          # Create release
+          RELEASE=$(curl -sf -X POST "$API" \
+            -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$TAG\",\"name\":\"FleetDM Stack $TAG\",\"body\":\"**${BUMP}** release — \`${TAG}\`\n\nHelm chart for FleetDM Server with MySQL and Redis.\"}")
+          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RELEASE" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+          echo "Created release ID: $RELEASE_ID"
+
+          # Upload chart package
+          for f in .tmp/*.tgz; do
+            FNAME=$(basename "$f")
+            curl -sf -X POST "$API/$RELEASE_ID/assets?name=$FNAME" \
+              -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+              --data-binary "@$f"
+            echo "Uploaded: $FNAME"
+          done