diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index d101047..60d3c3d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -41,12 +41,31 @@ jobs:
           # so the auto-generated Source Code (zip/tar.gz) links stay hidden.
           curl -sf -X PATCH -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             "$API/repos/$REPO/releases/$RID" -d '{"hide_archive_links":true}' >/dev/null || true
-          # Upload every dist/*.zip
+          # Upload every dist/*.zip. Re-running for an existing tag 409s on
+          # duplicate asset names - warn and keep going instead of letting
+          # set -e kill the job; only fail if the release ends up with zero
+          # assets.
+          existing=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+            "$API/repos/$REPO/releases/$RID/assets" | jq -r '.[].name' || true)
+          uploaded=0
+          present=0
           for f in dist/*.zip; do
             name=$(basename "$f")
+            if printf '%s\n' "$existing" | grep -qxF "$name"; then
+              echo "::warning::$name already attached (re-run for existing tag) - skipping"
+              present=$((present+1))
+              continue
+            fi
             echo "uploading $name"
-            curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
-              -F "attachment=@$f" \
-              "$API/repos/$REPO/releases/$RID/assets?name=$name" \
-              | jq -r '"  -> " + .browser_download_url'
+            if curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+                -F "attachment=@$f" \
+                "$API/repos/$REPO/releases/$RID/assets?name=$name" \
+                | jq -r '"  -> " + .browser_download_url'; then
+              uploaded=$((uploaded+1))
+            else
+              echo "::warning::upload failed for $name (duplicate asset on re-run?)"
+            fi
           done
+          echo "release published: $uploaded uploaded, $present already present"
+          # Only fail the job if NO assets ended up on the release.
+          [ "$((uploaded + present))" -gt 0 ]
diff --git a/manifest.yaml b/manifest.yaml
index 6643eb2..840e3e1 100644
--- a/manifest.yaml
+++ b/manifest.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ addons:
 
   - repo: coa-template             # template-only — not an installable addon
     include: false
-    note: "Gitea "Use This Template" source repo for new coa-* forks."
+    note: 'Gitea "Use This Template" source repo for new coa-* forks.'
 
   - repo: coa-ai-voiceover
     include: false
diff --git a/tools/build_pack.sh b/tools/build_pack.sh
index f4477ac..026ef18 100755
--- a/tools/build_pack.sh
+++ b/tools/build_pack.sh
@@ -78,13 +78,14 @@ manifest_includes() {
   ' "$MANIFEST"
 }
 
-# Latest release JSON for a repo, or empty string if none.
+# Latest stable release JSON for a repo, or empty string if none.
 latest_release_json() {
   local repo="$1" json
-  json="$(curl -fsS "$API/repos/$ORG/$repo/releases?limit=1" 2>/dev/null || echo '[]')"
-  # `releases?limit=1` returns an array. Strip the wrapper.
+  json="$(curl -fsS "$API/repos/$ORG/$repo/releases?limit=10" 2>/dev/null || echo '[]')"
+  # `releases?limit=N` returns a newest-first array that can contain
+  # prereleases/drafts - pick the first stable release.
   if [ "$(printf '%s' "$json" | jq -r 'type')" = "array" ]; then
-    printf '%s' "$json" | jq -c '.[0] // empty'
+    printf '%s' "$json" | jq -c '[.[] | select(.prerelease == false and .draft == false)][0] // empty'
   else
     printf ''
   fi