diff --git a/scripts/publish_gitea_release_asset.py b/scripts/publish_gitea_release_asset.py
index 737781c..8d9cef9 100644
--- a/scripts/publish_gitea_release_asset.py
+++ b/scripts/publish_gitea_release_asset.py
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ def _list_release_assets(api_base: str, token: str, release_id: int) -> list[dic
     return assets
 
 
-def _delete_asset(api_base: str, token: str, asset_id: int) -> None:
-    url = f"{api_base}/releases/assets/{asset_id}"
+def _delete_asset(api_base: str, token: str, release_id: int, asset_id: int) -> None:
+    url = f"{api_base}/releases/{release_id}/assets/{asset_id}"
     status, body = _request("DELETE", url, token)
     if status >= 400:
         _fail(f"failed to delete asset {asset_id}", status=status, body=body)
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
         if asset.get("name") == args.asset_name:
             asset_id = int(asset["id"])
             print(f"Deleting existing asset {args.asset_name} (id={asset_id})...")
-            _delete_asset(api_base, token, asset_id)
+            _delete_asset(api_base, token, release_id, asset_id)
 
     print(f"Uploading {file_path} as {args.asset_name}...")
     uploaded = _upload_asset(