diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 80908e4533..8012b68ccb 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -423,6 +423,9 @@ jobs:
           git push github origin/main:refs/heads/main --force 2>/dev/null \
             && echo "main branch pushed to GitHub mirror" \
             || echo "WARNING: GitHub mirror push failed"
+          git push github origin/main:refs/heads/version --force 2>/dev/null \
+            && echo "version branch pushed to GitHub mirror" \
+            || echo "WARNING: GitHub mirror version push failed"
 
       # -- Clean up lesser pre-releases (cascade) ---------------------------------
       # stable → deletes all | rc → beta,alpha,dev | beta → alpha,dev | alpha → dev
@@ -456,6 +459,26 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "Dev branch reset from main (keeps dev ahead after release)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
+      - name: "Step 12: Update version branch from main"
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
+          MAIN_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
+          # Try delete + recreate (handles protected branch edge cases)
+          curl -sf -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/branches/version" 2>/dev/null && echo "Deleted old version branch"
+
+          curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            "${API_BASE}/branches" \
+            -d '{"new_branch_name":"version","old_branch_name":"main"}' 2>/dev/null \
+            && echo "Created version branch from main (${MAIN_SHA})" \
+            || echo "WARNING: version branch update failed"
+
+          echo "Version branch updated to main (${MAIN_SHA})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
       # -- Dolibarr post-release: Reset dev version -----------------------------
       - name: "Post-release: Reset dev version"