diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index ecbbcbc..aee4bce 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,103 @@ name: release
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag_name:
+        description: Release tag (for example v0.1.0)
+        required: true
+      release_name:
+        description: Optional release title
+        required: false
+      release_notes:
+        description: Release notes / body
+        required: false
 
 jobs:
+  create-release:
+    name: Create release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_name }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Create or reuse Gitea release
+        id: release
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          GITEA_API: ${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          TAG_NAME: ${{ inputs.tag_name }}
+          INPUT_RELEASE_NAME: ${{ inputs.release_name }}
+          RELEASE_NOTES: ${{ inputs.release_notes }}
+          TARGET_COMMITISH: ${{ github.sha }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          if [ -n "${INPUT_RELEASE_NAME}" ]; then
+            RELEASE_NAME="${INPUT_RELEASE_NAME}"
+          else
+            RELEASE_NAME="Release ${TAG_NAME}"
+          fi
+          export RELEASE_NAME
+
+          get_release_url="${GITEA_API}/repos/${REPO}/releases/tags/${TAG_NAME}"
+          create_release_url="${GITEA_API}/repos/${REPO}/releases"
+
+          status="$(curl -sS -o /tmp/release.json -w '%{http_code}' \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            "${get_release_url}")"
+
+          if [ "${status}" = "200" ]; then
+            python3 - <<'PY' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            import json
+            with open('/tmp/release.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+            print(f"release_id={data['id']}")
+            print(f"release_name={data['name']}")
+            PY
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if [ "${status}" != "404" ]; then
+            echo "Unexpected response while checking release: HTTP ${status}"
+            cat /tmp/release.json
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          python3 - <<'PY' > /tmp/release-payload.json
+          import json, os
+          payload = {
+              "tag_name": os.environ["TAG_NAME"],
+              "target_commitish": os.environ["TARGET_COMMITISH"],
+              "name": os.environ["RELEASE_NAME"],
+              "body": os.environ.get("RELEASE_NOTES", ""),
+              "draft": False,
+              "prerelease": False,
+          }
+          print(json.dumps(payload))
+          PY
+
+          curl -sS \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -X POST \
+            --data @/tmp/release-payload.json \
+            "${create_release_url}" \
+            -o /tmp/release.json
+
+          python3 - <<'PY' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          import json
+          with open('/tmp/release.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+              data = json.load(f)
+          if 'id' not in data:
+              raise SystemExit(json.dumps(data, indent=2))
+          print(f"release_id={data['id']}")
+          print(f"release_name={data['name']}")
+          PY
+
   build-release:
     name: ${{ matrix.toolchain.name }}
+    needs: create-release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -131,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Package release archive
         run: |
-          REF_NAME="${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-$(git rev-parse --short=9 HEAD)}"
+          REF_NAME="${{ inputs.tag_name }}"
           ARCHIVE="/tmp/peya-${REF_NAME}-${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}.zip"
 
           cd "build/${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}/release/bin"
@@ -153,9 +246,55 @@ jobs:
           zip -ur "${ARCHIVE}" "${FILES[@]}"
           ls -lh "${ARCHIVE}"
 
-      - name: Upload build artifact
+      - name: Upload workflow artifact
         uses: https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: peya-${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}
           path: /tmp/peya-*-${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}.zip
           if-no-files-found: error
+
+      - name: Upload release asset
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          GITEA_API: ${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          RELEASE_ID: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release_id }}
+          ASSET_NAME: peya-${{ inputs.tag_name }}-${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}.zip
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          asset="$(echo /tmp/peya-*-${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}.zip)"
+          asset_name="$(basename "${asset}")"
+          assets_url="${GITEA_API}/repos/${REPO}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets"
+
+          curl -sS \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            "${assets_url}" \
+            -o /tmp/release-assets.json
+
+          existing_id="$(python3 - <<'PY'
+          import json, os
+          name = os.environ["ASSET_NAME"]
+          with open('/tmp/release-assets.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+              assets = json.load(f)
+          for asset in assets:
+              if asset.get('name') == name:
+                  print(asset['id'])
+                  break
+          PY
+          )"
+
+          if [ -n "${existing_id}" ]; then
+            curl -sS \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              -X DELETE \
+              "${assets_url}/${existing_id}" \
+              >/dev/null
+          fi
+
+          curl -sS \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            -X POST \
+            -F "attachment=@${asset}" \
+            "${assets_url}?name=${asset_name}" \
+            >/dev/null