diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index cd33149..f35a692 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,17 +8,20 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: alpine-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: sh
+    
     steps:
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: apk add --no-cache zip curl      
+        run: |
+          apk add --no-cache git zip curl jq
+          git config --global http.sslVerify false
+
       - name: Checkout
         run: |
-          curl -s -L \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}" \
-            "${{ vars.GITEA_URL }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/archive/${{ github.sha }}.tar.gz" \
-            -o repo.tar.gz
-          tar -xzf repo.tar.gz --strip-components=1
-          rm repo.tar.gz
+          git clone --depth 1 --branch ${{ github.ref_name }} https://x-access-token:${{ gitea.token }}@entwicklung.flurneuordnung-sachsen.de/${{ github.repository }}.git .
+
       - name: Determine version and channel
         id: info
         run: |