diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 884121d..726689b 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -74,17 +74,26 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
           API="${FORGEJO_URL}/api/v1/repos/seth/Caddyview"
 
+          # Try to create release; if it already exists, fetch the existing one.
           RELEASE_JSON=$(curl -sS -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -X POST \
             -d "{\"tag_name\":\"${VERSION}\",\"name\":\"${VERSION}\",\"draft\":false,\"prerelease\":false}" \
             "${API}/releases")
 
-          echo "Release response: ${RELEASE_JSON}"
+          echo "Create release response: ${RELEASE_JSON}"
           RELEASE_ID=$(echo "${RELEASE_JSON}" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
 
           if [ -z "${RELEASE_ID}" ]; then
-            echo "Failed to create release"
+            echo "Release may already exist, fetching existing release..."
+            EXISTING=$(curl -sS -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
+              "${API}/releases/tags/${VERSION}")
+            echo "Existing release response: ${EXISTING}"
+            RELEASE_ID=$(echo "${EXISTING}" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+          fi
+
+          if [ -z "${RELEASE_ID}" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to create or fetch release"
             exit 1
           fi