diff --git a/templates/workflows/joomla/auto-release.yml.template b/templates/workflows/joomla/auto-release.yml.template
index 0c445ab..cac4655 100644
--- a/templates/workflows/joomla/auto-release.yml.template
+++ b/templates/workflows/joomla/auto-release.yml.template
@@ -133,11 +133,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "tag_exists=$TAG_EXISTS" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "branch_exists=$BRANCH_EXISTS" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-          if [ "$TAG_EXISTS" = "true" ] && [ "$BRANCH_EXISTS" = "true" ]; then
-            echo "already_released=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "already_released=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
+          # Tag and branch may persist across patch releases — never skip
+          echo "already_released=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       # -- SANITY CHECKS -------------------------------------------------------
       - name: "Sanity: Pre-release validation"