diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/Release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/Release.yml
index 72695cc..5a2e115 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/Release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/Release.yml
@@ -189,27 +189,51 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           echo "Creating new PR..."
-          echo "Waiting for branch to be ready..."
-          sleep 3
+          echo "Waiting for next-release branch to be ready..."
+          for i in $(seq 1 10); do
+            BRANCH_STATUS=$(curl -s --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-connrefused \
+              -w "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+              "${API_URL}/branches/next-release")
+            if [ "${BRANCH_STATUS}" = "200" ]; then
+              echo "Branch ready after ${i} attempt(s)"
+              break
+            fi
+            if [ "${i}" = "10" ]; then
+              echo "Branch next-release not found after 10 attempts, giving up"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            echo "Branch not ready yet (attempt ${i}/10), waiting..."
+            sleep 3
+          done
 
-          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 \
-              --arg title "${TITLE}" \
-              --arg body "${DESCRIPTION}" \
-              --arg head "next-release" \
-              --arg base "${DEFAULT_BRANCH}" \
-              '{title: $title, body: $body, head: $head, base: $base}')" \
-            "${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}): ${BODY}"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "PR created successfully"
+          PR_DATA=$(jq -n \
+            --arg title "${TITLE}" \
+            --arg body "${DESCRIPTION}" \
+            --arg head "next-release" \
+            --arg base "${BASE_BRANCH}" \
+            '{title: $title, body: $body, head: $head, base: $base}')
+
+          for i in $(seq 1 5); do
+            RESPONSE=$(curl -s --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-connrefused \
+              -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              --data "${PR_DATA}" \
+              "${API_URL}/pulls")
+            HTTP_CODE=$(echo "${RESPONSE}" | tail -1)
+            BODY=$(echo "${RESPONSE}" | sed '$d')
+            if [ "${HTTP_CODE}" -lt 400 ]; then
+              echo "PR created successfully"
+              break
+            fi
+            if [ "${i}" = "5" ]; then
+              echo "Error creating PR after 5 attempts (HTTP ${HTTP_CODE}): ${BODY}"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            echo "PR creation attempt ${i}/5 failed (HTTP ${HTTP_CODE}), retrying..."
+            sleep 3
+          done
 
   create-release:
     name: Create Release