diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yaml
index 7bc3825..fe59167 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -30,15 +30,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build library
         run: yarn build
 
-      - name: Determine npm tag
+      - name: Determine npm tag based on release type
         id: determine_tag
         run: |
-          IS_PRERELEASE=${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}
-          VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
-          if [[ "$VERSION" =~ -(alpha|beta|rc|dev) ]]; then
+          # Access the prerelease flag from the Gitea release event payload
+          # ${{ github.event.release.prerelease }} is the standard GitHub Actions syntax
+          # Gitea Actions aims for compatibility, so this should work.
+          if [[ "${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}" == "true" ]]; then
             echo "NPM_TAG=dev" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "::notice::Release is a pre-release. Publishing with 'dev' tag."
           else
             echo "NPM_TAG=latest" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "::notice::Release is stable. Publishing with 'latest' tag."
           fi
 
       - name: Publish to npm