fix(ci): use jq instead of python3, handle existing releases via PATCH

.gitea/workflows/release.yml

@@ -69,21 +69,35 @@ jobs:
 
           # Read release notes if present
           if [ -f RELEASE_NOTES.md ]; then
-            export RELEASE_NOTES=$(cat RELEASE_NOTES.md)
+            BODY_JSON=$(jq -Rs '.' < RELEASE_NOTES.md)
             echo "Found RELEASE_NOTES.md"
           else
-            export RELEASE_NOTES=""
+            BODY_JSON='""'
             echo "No RELEASE_NOTES.md found — release will have no body"
           fi
 
-          BODY_JSON=$(python3 -c "
-          import json, os
-          notes = os.environ.get('RELEASE_NOTES', '')
-          print(json.dumps(notes.strip()))
-          ")
+          # Check if release already exists for this tag
+          EXISTING=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
+            "$BASE_URL/releases/tags/$TAG" \
+            -H "Authorization: token $DEPLOY_TOKEN")
 
-          # Create release via Gitea API
-          RELEASE=$(curl -s -X POST "$BASE_URL/releases" \
+          if [ "$EXISTING" = "200" ]; then
+            # Update existing release
+            RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s "$BASE_URL/releases/tags/$TAG" \
+              -H "Authorization: token $DEPLOY_TOKEN" | jq -r '.id')
+            curl -s -X PATCH "$BASE_URL/releases/$RELEASE_ID" \
+              -H "Authorization: token $DEPLOY_TOKEN" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              -d "{
+                \"name\": \"$VERSION\",
+                \"body\": $BODY_JSON,
+                \"draft\": false,
+                \"prerelease\": $IS_PRE
+              }"
+            echo "Updated existing release $RELEASE_ID for $TAG"
+          else
+            # Create new release
+            curl -s -X POST "$BASE_URL/releases" \
               -H "Authorization: token $DEPLOY_TOKEN" \
               -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
               -d "{
@@ -92,14 +106,6 @@ jobs:
                 \"body\": $BODY_JSON,
                 \"draft\": false,
                 \"prerelease\": $IS_PRE
-            }")
-
-          # Fallback: if release already exists for this tag, reuse it
-          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RELEASE" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])" 2>/dev/null)
-          if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
-            echo "::warning::Release already exists for tag $TAG — reusing existing release"
-            RELEASE=$(curl -s "$BASE_URL/releases/tags/$TAG" \
-              -H "Authorization: token $DEPLOY_TOKEN")
-            RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RELEASE" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
+              }"
+            echo "Created release for $TAG"
           fi
-          echo "Created release $RELEASE_ID for $TAG"