From 4dfe3c19b9ad07e3cba2a13c0e20c23d38e6e4ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JBuildr <8625880+JBuildr@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 19:15:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Release: clean up earlier releases for the same tag

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0329a4d..37dd0d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@ jobs:
           path: release/
           retention-days: 14
 
+      # Re-running a tag (or moving it) must not collide with a release or draft from an earlier
+      # run: delete every release that uses this tag first. The git tag itself is kept.
+      - name: Remove earlier releases for this tag
+        if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          gh api "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases?per_page=100" \
+            --jq ".[] | select(.tag_name == \"${GITHUB_REF_NAME}\") | .id" |
+          while read -r id; do
+            echo "deleting earlier release ${id}"
+            gh api -X DELETE "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${id}"
+          done
+
       - name: Publish GitHub release
         if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2