diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 33d19c1..672c1a2 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ jobs:
           skip-assets: true
 
       # extract short version from tag and push as branch
-      - run: git push origin $FORGEJO_REF_NAME:${FORGEJO_REF_NAME%%.*}
+      - run: git push -f origin $FORGEJO_REF_NAME:${FORGEJO_REF_NAME%%.*}
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./forgejo-release