diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0c297e6..df91205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -52,12 +52,20 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s "${FORGEJO_API}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tags/${{ github.ref_name }}" \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" | python3 -c 'import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)["id"])')
+          echo "Release ID: ${RELEASE_ID}"
+          echo "Upload URL: ${FORGEJO_UPLOAD}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets"
           for file in dist/*.exe dist/*.exe.blockmap dist/latest.yml; do
             [ -f "$file" ] || continue
-            echo "Uploading $file..."
-            curl -sk --max-time 600 -X POST "${FORGEJO_UPLOAD}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=$(basename $file)" \
+            echo "Uploading $file ($(stat -c%s "$file" 2>/dev/null || stat -f%z "$file") bytes)..."
+            HTTP_CODE=$(curl -w '%{http_code}' --max-time 600 -X POST "${FORGEJO_UPLOAD}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=$(basename $file)" \
               -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" \
-              -F "attachment=@${file}" || echo "Failed to upload $file"
+              -F "attachment=@${file}" -o /tmp/upload_response.txt 2>/tmp/upload_err.txt)
+            if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "201" ]; then
+              echo "OK — uploaded $(basename $file)"
+            else
+              echo "FAILED (HTTP $HTTP_CODE): $(cat /tmp/upload_response.txt)"
+              echo "Curl stderr: $(cat /tmp/upload_err.txt)"
+            fi
           done
 
   build-macos:
@@ -83,12 +91,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s "${FORGEJO_API}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tags/${{ github.ref_name }}" \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" | python3 -c 'import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)["id"])')
+          echo "Release ID: ${RELEASE_ID}"
           for file in dist/*.dmg dist/*.zip dist/*.blockmap dist/latest-mac.yml; do
             [ -f "$file" ] || continue
             echo "Uploading $file..."
-            curl -sk --max-time 600 -X POST "${FORGEJO_UPLOAD}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=$(basename $file)" \
+            HTTP_CODE=$(curl -w '%{http_code}' --max-time 600 -X POST "${FORGEJO_UPLOAD}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=$(basename $file)" \
               -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" \
-              -F "attachment=@${file}" || echo "Failed to upload $file"
+              -F "attachment=@${file}" -o /tmp/upload_response.txt 2>/tmp/upload_err.txt)
+            if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "201" ]; then
+              echo "OK — uploaded $(basename $file)"
+            else
+              echo "FAILED (HTTP $HTTP_CODE): $(cat /tmp/upload_response.txt)"
+              echo "Curl stderr: $(cat /tmp/upload_err.txt)"
+            fi
           done
 
   build-linux:
@@ -113,10 +128,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s "${FORGEJO_API}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tags/${{ github.ref_name }}" \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" | python3 -c 'import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)["id"])')
+          echo "Release ID: ${RELEASE_ID}"
           for file in dist/*.AppImage dist/*.AppImage.blockmap dist/*.deb dist/*.rpm dist/*.pacman dist/latest-linux.yml; do
             [ -f "$file" ] || continue
-            echo "Uploading $file..."
-            curl -sk --max-time 600 -X POST "${FORGEJO_UPLOAD}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=$(basename $file)" \
+            echo "Uploading $file ($(stat -c%s "$file" 2>/dev/null || stat -f%z "$file") bytes)..."
+            HTTP_CODE=$(curl -w '%{http_code}' --max-time 600 -X POST "${FORGEJO_UPLOAD}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=$(basename $file)" \
               -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" \
-              -F "attachment=@${file}" || echo "Failed to upload $file"
+              -F "attachment=@${file}" -o /tmp/upload_response.txt 2>/tmp/upload_err.txt)
+            if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "201" ]; then
+              echo "OK — uploaded $(basename $file)"
+            else
+              echo "FAILED (HTTP $HTTP_CODE): $(cat /tmp/upload_response.txt)"
+              echo "Curl stderr: $(cat /tmp/upload_err.txt)"
+            fi
           done