diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/releases.yml b/.gitea/workflows/releases.yml
index f3b6ee4..975ebc7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/releases.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/releases.yml
@@ -1,60 +1,52 @@
-name: Build & Release Firmware
+name: ESP-IDF Build & Release
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Build ESP32 Firmware
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: espressif/idf:release-v5.1
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
 
-      - name: Compile ESP32 firmware
+    container:
+      image: espressif/idf:latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Build firmware
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          . $IDF_PATH/export.sh
+          . /opt/esp/idf/export.sh
+
+          idf.py set-target esp32
           idf.py build
 
-      - name: Bundle release artifacts
+      - name: Prepare release files
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          mkdir -p release-dist
-          # Primary OTA binary required by on-device update manager:
-          cp build/mtg-rfid-companion.bin release-dist/
-          # USB flashing bundle:
-          cp build/bootloader/bootloader.bin release-dist/
-          cp build/partition_table/partition-table.bin release-dist/
-          cp build/storage.bin release-dist/
-          cd release-dist
-          tar -czvf full-flash-bundle-${{ gitea.ref_name || 'latest' }}.tar.gz *.bin
-          cd ..
+          mkdir -p release
 
-      - name: Upload Artifacts to Workflow
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: mtg-firmware-${{ gitea.ref_name || 'main' }}
-          path: release-dist/*
+          cp build/*.bin release/
+          cp build/bootloader/*.bin release/ 2>/dev/null || true
+          cp build/partition_table/*.bin release/ 2>/dev/null || true
 
-      - name: Publish to Gitea Release
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        uses: https://gitea.com/actions/release-action@main
-        continue-on-error: true
+          echo "Release files:"
+          ls -lh release/
+
+      - name: Create release
+        uses: akkuman/gitea-release-action@v1
         with:
+          server_url: ${{ github.server_url }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tag_name: "build-${{ github.sha }}"
+          name: "ESP32 build ${{ github.sha }}"
+          body: |
+            Automated ESP-IDF firmware build.
+
+            Commit: ${{ github.sha }}
           files: |
-            release-dist/mtg-rfid-companion.bin
-            release-dist/full-flash-bundle-${{ gitea.ref_name }}.tar.gz
-          name: "Release ${{ gitea.ref_name }}"
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-          api_key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN || gitea.token }}
+            release/*.bin