diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 09795e3..5552b16 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,16 +19,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract version from CHANGELOG
         id: changelog
-        uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
-        with:
-          changelog-file: CHANGELOG.md
-          template: |
-            name: ${{ version }}
-            body: |
-              ${{ description }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
-        env:
-          GHE_HOST: ${{ SERVER_URL }}
+        run: |
+          # Extract first non-empty line that starts with a version (e.g., v1.2.3 or 1.2.3)
+          LATEST=$(grep -E '^[v]?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' CHANGELOG.md | head -n1)
+          echo "Latest version found: $LATEST"
+          echo "version=$LATEST" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       # Create Release also creates an Tag
       # - name: Create git tag