diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 3277183..1fed7e3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           apt-get update
           apt-get install -y curl gnupg
+          apt-get install -y blender
 
       - name: Install Node.js
         run: |
@@ -36,27 +37,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          mkdir -v -p ~/.local/share/godot/export_templates/
-          mkdir -v -p ~/.config/
           set -Eeuo pipefail
-          echo "Installing Blender ${{ env.BLENDER_VERSION }}..."
-          MAJOR_MINOR="$(echo "${{ env.BLENDER_VERSION }}" | cut -d. -f1,2)"
-          BLENDER_URL="https://download.blender.org/release/Blender${MAJOR_MINOR}/blender-${{ env.BLENDER_VERSION }}-linux-x64.tar.xz"
-          wget -q "$BLENDER_URL" -O ~/blender.tar.xz
-          tar -xf ~/blender.tar.xz -C ~/
-          BLENDER_DIR="$(find ~ -maxdepth 1 -name "blender-*" -type d | head -n 1)"
-          echo "${BLENDER_DIR}" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
-          echo "BLENDER_PATH=${BLENDER_DIR}/blender" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          "${BLENDER_DIR}/blender" --version
-
+          BLENDER_PATH="/usr/bin/blender"
+          mkdir -pv ~/.config/godot
+          mkdir -pv ~/.local/share/godot/export_templates/
           GODOT_CFG="$(find ~/.config/godot -name "editor_settings-*.tres" | head -n 1 || true)"
-          if [ -n "$GODOT_CFG" ]; then
-            if [ -n "${BLENDER_PATH:-}" ]; then
-              grep -q '^filesystem/import/blender/blender_path' "$GODOT_CFG" \
-                && sed -i "s|^filesystem/import/blender/blender_path = .*|filesystem/import/blender/blender_path = \"$BLENDER_PATH\"|" "$GODOT_CFG" \
-                || echo "filesystem/import/blender/blender_path = \"$BLENDER_PATH\"" >> "$GODOT_CFG"
+
+          if [ -z "$GODOT_CFG" ]; then
+            # No settings file exists → create a new one
+            GODOT_CFG="$HOME/.config/godot/editor_settings-4.tres"
+            echo "# Godot editor settings" > "$GODOT_CFG"
+          fi
+
+          # Set the Blender path
+          if [ -n "${BLENDER_PATH:-}" ]; then
+            if grep -q '^filesystem/import/blender/blender_path' "$GODOT_CFG"; then
+              # Replace existing path
+              sed -i "s|^filesystem/import/blender/blender_path = .*|filesystem/import/blender/blender_path = \"$BLENDER_PATH\"|" "$GODOT_CFG"
+            else
+              # Append new path
+              echo "filesystem/import/blender/blender_path = \"$BLENDER_PATH\"" >> "$GODOT_CFG"
             fi
           fi
+          echo "Blender path configured in $GODOT_CFG"
 
       - name: Windows Build
         run: |
@@ -71,10 +74,10 @@ jobs:
           name: windows
           path: build/windows
 
-  # export-linux:
-  #   name: Linux Export
-  #   runs-on: ubuntu-24.04 # Use 24.04 with godot 4
-  #   container: barichello/godot-ci:4.6
+  export-linux:
+    name: Linux Export
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04 # Use 24.04 with godot 4
+    container: barichello/godot-ci:4.6
   #   steps:
   #     - name: Update and install dependencies
   #       run: |