diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index cd87e6d..e80879e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get latest tag
         id: get-latest-tag
         run: |
+          git fetch --tags --force
+
           LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo 'v0.0.0')
           echo $LATEST_TAG
 
@@ -171,9 +173,23 @@ jobs:
           NEW_PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
           NEW_TAG="v${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${NEW_PATCH}"
 
-          echo "NEW_TAG=${NEW_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          if git ls-remote --tags origin "refs/tags/$NEW_TAG" | grep -q "$NEW_TAG"; then
+            echo "Tag $NEW_TAG already exists remotely, skipping tag creation"
+            echo "NEW_TAG=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "TAG_EXISTS=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "NEW_TAG=$NEW_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "TAG_EXISTS=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
 
-      - name: Push tag
+      - name: Push tag (if it doesn't exist)
+        if: steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.TAG_EXISTS == 'false'
         run: |
           git tag ${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.NEW_TAG }}
           git push origin ${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.NEW_TAG }}
+          echo "Successfully pushed tag: ${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.NEW_TAG }}"
+
+      - name: Skip tag push (tag already exists)
+        if: steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.TAG_EXISTS == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "Skipping tag push - tag ${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.NEW_TAG }} already exists remotely"