diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
index 3216620..024c023 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
@@ -84,13 +84,22 @@ jobs:
                 -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PKG_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" \
                 "https://gitea.moonarch.de/api/packages/nevaforget/arch/moonarch/${PKG_NAME}/${FULL_VER}/${PKG_ARCH}" || true
 
-              # Upload new version
-              curl -sf \
+              # Upload new version. Capture HTTP status — curl -sf alone
+              # hides the response, and a silent failure lets the run green
+              # while the registry stays stale.
+              HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -w '%{http_code}' -o /tmp/upload.log \
                 -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PKG_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}" \
                 --upload-file "$PKG_FILE" \
-                "https://gitea.moonarch.de/api/packages/nevaforget/arch/moonarch"
+                "https://gitea.moonarch.de/api/packages/nevaforget/arch/moonarch")
+              if [[ ! "$HTTP_CODE" =~ ^2 ]]; then
+                echo "ERROR: Upload failed with HTTP $HTTP_CODE for $PKG_FILE"
+                echo "--- server response ---"
+                cat /tmp/upload.log
+                echo "-----------------------"
+                exit 1
+              fi
 
-              echo "==> Published $PKG_NAME $FULL_VER"
+              echo "==> Published $PKG_NAME $FULL_VER (HTTP $HTTP_CODE)"
             done
             cd ..
           done