diff --git a/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh b/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh
index 34d90b4..1f9c37b 100644
--- a/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh
+++ b/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ function create_release {
     payload=$(json_set "$payload" tag_name "\"${GITEA_RELEASE_VERSION:-$GITEA_RELEASE_COMMITISH_TARGET}\"")
     payload=$(json_set "$payload" target_commitish "\"$GITEA_RELEASE_COMMITISH_TARGET\"")
 
+    local existing_release=$(gitea_api "/repos/$GITEA_RELEASE_ORG/$GITEA_RELEASE_PROJECT/releases" -XGET | jq -e ".[] | select(.tag_name == \"${GITEA_RELEASE_VERSION}\") | .id")
+
+    if [ ! -z "${existing_release}" ]; then
+        gitea_api "/repos/$GITEA_RELEASE_ORG/$GITEA_RELEASE_PROJECT/releases/${existing_release}" -XDELETE
+    fi
+
     gitea_api "/repos/$GITEA_RELEASE_ORG/$GITEA_RELEASE_PROJECT/releases" \
         -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
         -d "$payload"