diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build_publish-artifact.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build_publish-artifact.yml
index 54c3393..4471fc5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build_publish-artifact.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build_publish-artifact.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' package.json)
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-          TAG=$(curl -s "$GITEA_API_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/tags" | \
-            jq -r '.[] | select(.commit.sha == "'"$GITHUB_SHA"'") | .name' | head -1)
+          TAGS_JSON=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+            "$GITEA_API_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/tags")
+          TAG=$(echo "$TAGS_JSON" | jq -r 'if type == "array" then .[] | select(.commit.sha == "'"$GITHUB_SHA"'") | .name else empty end' | head -1)
           if [ -n "$TAG" ]; then
             echo "artifact_exists=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "Commit already tagged as $TAG, skipping build"