diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index c453841..0ac58db 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -76,19 +76,31 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
         run: |
+          if [ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then
+            echo "Warning: GITEA_TOKEN not set, skipping delete"
+            exit 0
+          fi
           API="${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases"
-          curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" "${API}" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | while read line; do
-            ID=$(echo "$line" | grep -o '[0-9]*')
-            curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" "${API}/${ID}"
-            echo "Deleted release ${ID}"
-          done
+          RELEASES=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" "${API}" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          if [ -n "$RELEASES" ]; then
+            echo "$RELEASES" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | while read line; do
+              ID=$(echo "$line" | grep -o '[0-9]*')
+              curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" "${API}/${ID}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+              echo "Deleted release ${ID}"
+            done || true
+          fi
           curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
-            "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/tags/latest" 2>/dev/null || true
+            "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/tags/latest" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
 
       - name: Create release
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
         run: |
+          if [ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then
+            echo "Error: GITEA_TOKEN secret is not configured."
+            echo "Go to Settings > Actions > Secrets and add GITEA_TOKEN"
+            exit 1
+          fi
           VERSION=${{ steps.info.outputs.version }}
           SHA=${{ steps.info.outputs.sha }}
           API="${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases"