From 245a56d2706e029b6f66954848fb751714c3b34b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Greg Gauthier <gmgauthier@protonmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:22:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] one final. last. dead end. attempt

---
 .gitea/workflows/release.yaml | 17 +++++++----------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index e5bd58a..d8f6b10 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -95,17 +95,14 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
 
-        # Get the tag annotation message (not the commit message)
-        echo "Fetching tag annotation for ${VERSION}"
-        TAG_MESSAGE=$(git tag -l -n99 --format='%(contents)' ${VERSION})
-        echo "Tag annotation: ${TAG_MESSAGE}"
+        # Explicitly fetch the tag with annotation
+        echo "Fetching tag ${VERSION} with annotation..."
+        git fetch origin tag ${VERSION} --force
 
-        # If empty, try alternative method
-        if [ -z "$TAG_MESSAGE" ]; then
-          echo "Trying alternative method..."
-          TAG_MESSAGE=$(git for-each-ref refs/tags/${VERSION} --format='%(contents)')
-          echo "Alternative result: ${TAG_MESSAGE}"
-        fi
+        # Get the tag annotation message (not the commit message)
+        echo "Extracting tag annotation..."
+        TAG_MESSAGE=$(git cat-file tag ${VERSION} | sed '1,/^$/d')
+        echo "Tag annotation: ${TAG_MESSAGE}"
 
         # Create release body
         RELEASE_BODY=$(printf "%s\n\n## Downloads\n\n### Linux\n- **AppImage**: Portable, single-file executable (no installation needed)\n- **Tarball**: Extract and run \`sudo ./install.sh\` to install\n\n### Windows\n- **Zip**: Extract and run \`NotePad.exe\`" "$TAG_MESSAGE")