diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index aaeaf9f..1bbfe4c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ jobs:
           FORGEJO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}
           FORGEJO_URL: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_URL }}
         run: |
-          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -sf -X POST "${FORGEJO_URL}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases" \
+          RESP=$(curl -s -X POST "${FORGEJO_URL}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases" \
             -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -d "{\"tag_name\":\"${VERSION}\",\"name\":\"Release ${VERSION}\",\"draft\":false,\"prerelease\":false}" \
-            | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
+            -d "{\"tag_name\":\"${VERSION}\",\"name\":\"Release ${VERSION}\",\"draft\":false,\"prerelease\":false}")
+          echo "API response: ${RESP}"
+          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "${RESP}" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
 
           curl -sf -X POST "${FORGEJO_URL}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets" \
             -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \