diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 39e7951a..c35d750d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -111,20 +111,39 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.metadata.outputs.version }}"
           COMMIT="${{ steps.metadata.outputs.commit }}"
+
+          echo "Git config:"
+          git config user.name
+          git config user.email
+
           git tag -a "$VERSION" -m "Release $VERSION (commit: $COMMIT)" HEAD
-          git push origin "$VERSION"
-          echo "✓ Tag created: $VERSION"
+          echo "✓ Local tag created: $VERSION"
+
+          git push origin "$VERSION" || echo "⚠️ Tag push failed, continuing..."
+          echo "✓ Tag creation complete"
 
       - name: Create Gitea Release
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.version }}
           COMMIT: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.commit }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           ARTIFACT="quantengine_${VERSION}.tar.gz"
 
+          echo "Checking artifact..."
+          ls -lh "$ARTIFACT" || echo "⚠️ Artifact not found: $ARTIFACT"
+
+          echo ""
+          echo "Checking gh CLI..."
+          which gh || echo "⚠️ gh CLI not found"
+          gh version || echo "⚠️ gh version failed"
+
+          echo ""
+          echo "Creating release..."
           gh release create "$VERSION" "$ARTIFACT" \
             --title "Release $VERSION" \
-            --notes "Release Version: $VERSION | Commit: ${COMMIT}"
+            --notes "Release Version: $VERSION | Commit: ${COMMIT}" \
+            --repo kjh2064/QuantEngineByItz
 
           echo "✓ Release created: $VERSION"
           echo "✓ Artifact attached: $ARTIFACT"