diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 724f50ab..043c041a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -38,19 +38,24 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           API="http://172.0.0.29:3000/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
           TAG="$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
-          # Create release (idempotent)
+          echo "Creating release for $TAG..."
           curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases" \
             -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$TAG\",\"name\":\"TFTSR $TAG\",\"body\":\"Release $TAG\",\"draft\":false}" || true
           RELEASE_ID=$(curl -sf "$API/releases/tags/$TAG" \
-            -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+            -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" | jq -r '.id')
+          if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ] || [ "$RELEASE_ID" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Failed to get release ID for $TAG"
+            exit 1
+          fi
           echo "Release ID: $RELEASE_ID"
           find src-tauri/target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/bundle \
             \( -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.rpm" -o -name "*.AppImage" \) | while read f; do
+            echo "Uploading $(basename $f)..."
             curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets" \
               -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" \
-              -F "attachment=@$f;filename=$(basename $f)" && echo "Uploaded $(basename $f)" || echo "Upload failed: $f"
+              -F "attachment=@$f;filename=$(basename $f)" && echo "✓ Uploaded $(basename $f)" || echo "✗ Upload failed: $f"
           done
 
   build-windows-amd64:
@@ -87,17 +92,24 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           API="http://172.0.0.29:3000/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
           TAG="$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
+          echo "Creating release for $TAG..."
           curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases" \
             -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$TAG\",\"name\":\"TFTSR $TAG\",\"body\":\"Release $TAG\",\"draft\":false}" || true
           RELEASE_ID=$(curl -sf "$API/releases/tags/$TAG" \
-            -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+            -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" | jq -r '.id')
+          if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ] || [ "$RELEASE_ID" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Failed to get release ID for $TAG"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Release ID: $RELEASE_ID"
           find src-tauri/target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release/bundle \
             \( -name "*.exe" -o -name "*.msi" \) 2>/dev/null | while read f; do
+            echo "Uploading $(basename $f)..."
             curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets" \
               -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" \
-              -F "attachment=@$f;filename=$(basename $f)" && echo "Uploaded $(basename $f)" || echo "Upload failed: $f"
+              -F "attachment=@$f;filename=$(basename $f)" && echo "✓ Uploaded $(basename $f)" || echo "✗ Upload failed: $f"
           done
 
   build-macos-arm64:
@@ -131,17 +143,28 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           API="http://172.0.0.29:3000/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
           TAG="$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
+          # Create release (idempotent)
+          echo "Creating release for $TAG..."
           curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases" \
             -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$TAG\",\"name\":\"TFTSR $TAG\",\"body\":\"Release $TAG\",\"draft\":false}" || true
+          # Get release ID
           RELEASE_ID=$(curl -sf "$API/releases/tags/$TAG" \
-            -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+            -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" | jq -r '.id')
+          if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ] || [ "$RELEASE_ID" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Failed to get release ID for $TAG"
+            echo "Attempting to list recent releases..."
+            curl -sf "$API/releases" -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" | jq -r '.[] | "\(.tag_name): \(.id)"' | head -5
+            exit 1
+          fi
           echo "Release ID: $RELEASE_ID"
+          # Upload DMG
           find src-tauri/target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/bundle -name "*.dmg" | while read f; do
+            echo "Uploading $(basename $f)..."
             curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets" \
               -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" \
-              -F "attachment=@$f;filename=$(basename $f)" && echo "Uploaded $(basename $f)" || echo "Upload failed: $f"
+              -F "attachment=@$f;filename=$(basename $f)" && echo "✓ Uploaded $(basename $f)" || echo "✗ Upload failed: $f"
           done
 
   build-linux-arm64:
@@ -177,15 +200,22 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           API="http://172.0.0.29:3000/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
           TAG="$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
+          echo "Creating release for $TAG..."
           curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases" \
             -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$TAG\",\"name\":\"TFTSR $TAG\",\"body\":\"Release $TAG\",\"draft\":false}" || true
           RELEASE_ID=$(curl -sf "$API/releases/tags/$TAG" \
-            -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+            -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" | jq -r '.id')
+          if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ] || [ "$RELEASE_ID" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Failed to get release ID for $TAG"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Release ID: $RELEASE_ID"
           find src-tauri/target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/bundle \
             \( -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.rpm" -o -name "*.AppImage" \) | while read f; do
+            echo "Uploading $(basename $f)..."
             curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets" \
               -H "Authorization: token $RELEASE_TOKEN" \
-              -F "attachment=@$f;filename=$(basename $f)" && echo "Uploaded $(basename $f)" || echo "Upload failed: $f"
+              -F "attachment=@$f;filename=$(basename $f)" && echo "✓ Uploaded $(basename $f)" || echo "✗ Upload failed: $f"
           done