diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 80908e4..9544f96 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -454,7 +454,26 @@ jobs:
             "${API_BASE}/branches" \
             -d '{"new_branch_name":"dev","old_branch_name":"main"}' 2>/dev/null && echo "Recreated dev from main"
 
-          echo "Dev branch reset from main (keeps dev ahead after release)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Dev branch reset from main (keeps dev ahead after release)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+      - name: "Step 12: Create version branch from main"
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
+          VERSION="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version || steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          BRANCH_NAME="version/${VERSION}"
+          MAIN_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
+          # Delete old version branch if it exists (same version re-release)
+          curl -sf -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}"             "${API_BASE}/branches/${BRANCH_NAME}" 2>/dev/null && echo "Deleted old ${BRANCH_NAME}"
+
+          # Create version/XX.YY.ZZ from main
+          curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}"             -H "Content-Type: application/json"             "${API_BASE}/branches"             -d "{\"new_branch_name\":\"${BRANCH_NAME}\",\"old_branch_name\":\"main\"}" 2>/dev/null             && echo "Created ${BRANCH_NAME} from main (${MAIN_SHA})"             || echo "WARNING: ${BRANCH_NAME} creation failed"
+
+          echo "Version branch created: ${BRANCH_NAME} (${MAIN_SHA})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
 
 
       # -- Dolibarr post-release: Reset dev version -----------------------------