diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 0db21a7..c71768d 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -59,12 +59,36 @@ jobs:
           cp result-musl/bin/streamd release/streamd-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}-linux-x86_64
 
       - name: Create release
-        uses: https://git.konstantinfickel.de/actions/forgejo-release@v2
-        with:
-          direction: upload
-          url: https://git.konstantinfickel.de
-          repo: kfickel/streamd
-          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
-          tag: ${{ steps.version.outputs.TAG }}
-          release-dir: release
-          verbose: true
+        env:
+          FORGEJO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+          TAG: ${{ steps.version.outputs.TAG }}
+        run: |
+          # Create the release
+          release_response=$(curl -sS -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${TAG}\", \"name\": \"${TAG}\", \"body\": \"Release ${TAG}\"}" \
+            "https://git.konstantinfickel.de/api/v1/repos/kfickel/streamd/releases")
+
+          release_id=$(echo "$release_response" | jq -r '.id')
+
+          if [ -z "$release_id" ] || [ "$release_id" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to create release:"
+            echo "$release_response"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "Created release with ID: $release_id"
+
+          # Upload assets
+          for file in release/*; do
+            filename=$(basename "$file")
+            echo "Uploading $filename..."
+            curl -sS -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+              --data-binary "@$file" \
+              "https://git.konstantinfickel.de/api/v1/repos/kfickel/streamd/releases/${release_id}/assets?name=${filename}"
+          done
+
+          echo "Release ${TAG} created successfully"