diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/Release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/Release.yml
index 16a88a2..72695cc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/Release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/Release.yml
@@ -189,7 +189,11 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           echo "Creating new PR..."
-          curl -sf --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-connrefused -X POST \
+          echo "Waiting for branch to be ready..."
+          sleep 3
+
+          RESPONSE=$(curl -s --retry 3 --retry-delay 3 --retry-all-errors --retry-connrefused \
+            -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             --data "$(jq -n \
@@ -198,7 +202,14 @@ jobs:
               --arg head "next-release" \
               --arg base "${DEFAULT_BRANCH}" \
               '{title: $title, body: $body, head: $head, base: $base}')" \
-            "${API_URL}/pulls"
+            "${API_URL}/pulls")
+          HTTP_CODE=$(echo "${RESPONSE}" | tail -1)
+          BODY=$(echo "${RESPONSE}" | sed '$d')
+          if [ "${HTTP_CODE}" -ge 400 ]; then
+            echo "Error creating PR (HTTP ${HTTP_CODE}): ${BODY}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "PR created successfully"
 
   create-release:
     name: Create Release