diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 4e598fb..380c258 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@ jobs:
           status="$?"
           test "$status" = 0 || test "$status" = 124
 
-      - name: Upload Linux binary
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: folderscope-linux-amd64
-          path: build/searchmyfiles
+      - name: Verify Linux binary
+        shell: bash
+        run: test -x build/searchmyfiles
 
   lint-yaml:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, linux, arch, homelab]
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 4efda4a..ba9fbc5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -131,9 +131,3 @@ jobs:
               -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
               -F "attachment=@${asset}"
           done
-
-      - name: Upload workflow artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: folderscope-linux-amd64
-          path: dist/*
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fefb86..ed82aff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to FolderScope are documented here.
 The project uses [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/). Release tags are
 formatted as `vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`.
 
+## [0.2.1] - 2026-07-25
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Removed the incompatible workflow-artifact upload step from Gitea Actions.
+- Kept the release gate fail-closed: version validation, build, GUI smoke test,
+  and YAML lint must all pass before Gitea release assets are published.
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 2026-07-25
 
 ### Added
@@ -16,3 +24,4 @@ formatted as `vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`.
   reporting.
 
 [0.2.0]: https://gitea.forust.xyz/forust/folderscope/releases/tag/v0.2.0
+[0.2.1]: https://gitea.forust.xyz/forust/folderscope/releases/tag/v0.2.1