From d073dcb017af36cb03d56158d39179afaefa77a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Miller <jmiller@noreply.git.mokoconsulting.tech>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:57:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: auto-release Step 7 tag_exists gate blocking patches
 (#9)

fix: auto-release Step 7 tag_exists gate blocking patches
---
 .github/workflows/auto-release.yml | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 44b3a5a6..b8e9f8ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -413,8 +413,7 @@ jobs:
       # -- STEP 7: Create or update Gitea Release --------------------------------
       - name: "Step 7: Gitea Release"
         if: >-
-          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
-          steps.check.outputs.tag_exists != 'true'
+          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
           RELEASE_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.release_tag }}"