diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 602cc6e..7916f14 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
           COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
           DATE=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
+          go mod tidy
           make cross VERSION="$VERSION" COMMIT="$COMMIT" DATE="$DATE"
+        # go mod tidy ensures go.sum is complete for this Go version in CI (common fix for "missing go.sum entry" during cross builds)
         # make cross (with deps) handles the loop + ldflags