diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
index c5e1868..93f4f7c 100755
--- a/publish.sh
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -59,21 +59,27 @@ git push origin "${tag}"
 
 # --- Gitea release ---
 echo ""
-echo "Creating Gitea release..."
 
-# Generate release notes from git log since last tag
-prev_tag=$(git tag --sort=-v:refname | grep -v "^${tag}$" | head -1 || true)
-if [ -n "$prev_tag" ]; then
-    release_notes=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s" "${prev_tag}..${tag}")
+# Check if release already exists
+if tea release list -o simple 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^${tag}"; then
+    echo "Warning: Release ${tag} already exists on Gitea, skipping release creation."
 else
-    release_notes=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s" "${tag}")
+    echo "Creating Gitea release..."
+
+    # Generate release notes from git log since last tag
+    prev_tag=$(git tag --sort=-v:refname | grep -v "^${tag}$" | head -1 || true)
+    if [ -n "$prev_tag" ]; then
+        release_notes=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s" "${prev_tag}..${tag}")
+    else
+        release_notes=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s" "${tag}")
+    fi
+
+    tea release create \
+        --tag "${tag}" \
+        --title "${tag}" \
+        --note "$release_notes" \
+        --asset ./arrman
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "Done! Published arrman ${tag}"
 fi
-
-tea release create \
-    --tag "${tag}" \
-    --title "${tag}" \
-    --note "$release_notes" \
-    --asset ./arrman
-
-echo ""
-echo "Done! Published arrman ${tag}"