diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 4148eb3..1b0fc2f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,23 +9,25 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    env:
+      GITEA_SERVER_URL: https://git.jc2009.com
+      GITEA_REPOSITORY: client-commons/media-assets
+      GITEA_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: https://git.jc2009.com/admin/actions-checkout@v4
+
       - name: Show workspace
         run: |
           pwd
           ls -la
-
-      - name: Clone repository
-        run: |
-          rm -rf repo
-          git clone --depth 1 "${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" repo
-          cd repo
-          git rev-parse HEAD
-          ls -la
+          find . -maxdepth 2 -type f | sort | head -80
 
       - name: Build stable zip
-        working-directory: repo
         run: |
+          set -e
+
           rm -rf dist
           mkdir -p dist/media-assets
 
@@ -35,34 +37,33 @@ jobs:
           cp -R fonts dist/media-assets/
           cp -R watermark dist/media-assets/
 
-          python3 - <<'PY'
+          python3.12 - <<'PY'
           from pathlib import Path
           from zipfile import ZipFile, ZIP_DEFLATED
 
           root = Path("dist/media-assets")
           out = Path("dist/media-assets.zip")
+
           if out.exists():
               out.unlink()
 
           with ZipFile(out, "w", ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:
-              for path in root.rglob("*"):
+              for path in sorted(root.rglob("*")):
                   if path.is_file():
                       zf.write(path, path.relative_to("dist"))
 
-          print(f"created {out} size={out.stat().st_size}")
+          print("created {} size={}".format(out, out.stat().st_size))
           PY
 
-          ls -lh dist
+          ls -lh dist/media-assets.zip
 
       - name: Publish stable release asset
-        working-directory: repo
         env:
-          GITEA_SERVER_URL: https://git.jc2009.com
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
-          GITEA_REPOSITORY: client-commons/media-assets
-          GITEA_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
         run: |
-          python3 scripts/publish_gitea_release_asset.py \
+          set -e
+
+          python3.12 scripts/publish_gitea_release_asset.py \
             --tag vlatest \
             --title "media-assets latest" \
             --file dist/media-assets.zip \