diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 0987d91..8440b72 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           NAME="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY##*/}"
           TAG="${{ steps.releaseinfo.outputs.version }}"-"${{ steps.releaseinfo.outputs.channel }}"
+          PAYLOAD_B64=$(base64 -w0 repo/payload.json)
+
 
           JSON="{\"ref\":\"hidden/workflows\",\"inputs\":{\"payload\":\"$PAYLOAD_B64\",\"name\":\"$NAME\",\"tag\":\"$TAG\"}}"
           curl -X POST \
@@ -128,4 +130,4 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
           OWNER: "AG_QGIS"
           WORKFLOW: "release.yaml"
-          PAYLOAD_B64: $(base64 -w0 repo/payload.json)
+          
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