diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 68a523c7..b8b81727 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-2022
     steps:
       - name: Validate version format
-        shell: pwsh
         run: |
           if (-not ("${{ inputs.version }}" -match '^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+[a-zA-Z0-9.-]*$')) {
             Write-Error "Version '${{ inputs.version }}' doesn't match expected format (e.g. v1.0.0)"
@@ -51,11 +50,6 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.platform == 'Windows64'
         run: 7z a -r LCE${{ matrix.platform }}.zip ./x64/${{ matrix.configuration }}/* "-x!*.ipdb" "-x!*.iobj"
 
-      - name: Stage artifacts
-        run: |
-          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path staging
-          Copy-Item LCE${{ matrix.platform }}.zip staging/
-
       - name: Stage artifacts
         run: |
           New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path staging
@@ -84,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: downloaded
 
-      - name: Read release notes
+      - name: Fetch release notes
         id: notes
         run: |
           $notesSource = "${{ inputs.notes }}"
@@ -97,18 +91,11 @@ jobs:
             } catch {
               $body = $fallback
             }
-          } else {
-            if (Test-Path $notesSource) {
-              $body = Get-Content -Raw -Path $notesSource
-              if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($body)) { $body = $fallback }
-            } else {
-              $body = $fallback
-            }
           }
 
           "description<<EOF`n$body`nEOF" | Out-File -Append -Encoding utf8 -NoNewline:$false $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Publish to Gitea Release
+      - name: Publish Release
         uses: akkuman/gitea-release-action@v1
         with:
           name: ${{ inputs.version }}