diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 353f903..8ac4c96 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -47,26 +47,15 @@ jobs:
           [System.IO.File]::AppendAllText($env:GITHUB_OUTPUT, "version=$version`n", $utf8NoBom)
           Write-Host "Detected version: $version"
 
-      - name: Stop if version already released
-        id: stop
+      - name: Initialize release flow
+        id: flow_init
         shell: powershell
         run: |
-          $version = "${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.version }}"
-          $tag = "v$version"
-          $tagLine = (git ls-remote --tags origin "refs/tags/$tag" | Select-Object -First 1)
-          $tagExists = -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($tagLine)
           $utf8NoBom = New-Object System.Text.UTF8Encoding($false)
-          if ($tagExists) {
-            Write-Host "Version $tag already released, stopping job."
-            [System.IO.File]::AppendAllText($env:GITHUB_ENV, "CONTINUE=false`n", $utf8NoBom)
-          } else {
-            Write-Host "Version $tag not released yet, continuing workflow..."
-            [System.IO.File]::AppendAllText($env:GITHUB_ENV, "CONTINUE=true`n", $utf8NoBom)
-          }
+          [System.IO.File]::AppendAllText($env:GITHUB_ENV, "CONTINUE=true`n", $utf8NoBom)
           exit 0
 
       - name: Stop if release already exists
-        if: env.CONTINUE == 'true'
         shell: powershell
         run: |
           $version = "${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.version }}"