diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_img_ca_gui.yml b/.github/workflows/build_img_ca_gui.yml
index b6756d3c..9dc24cb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_img_ca_gui.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_img_ca_gui.yml
@@ -78,55 +78,28 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ get-date-release-name, modify-rpi-image ]
     outputs:
-      release_id: ${{ steps.set-release-id.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_id: ${{ steps.get-release-id.outputs.release_id }}
     steps:
       - name: Check if Release Exists
         id: get-release-id
         run: |
           release_name="${{ needs.get-date-release-name.outputs.release_name }}"
-
-          # Check if release exists
           release=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
             "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tags/$release_name")
-          echo "Release check response: $release"
-
-          # Extract release ID if it exists
-          release_id=$(echo "$release" | jq -r .id)
-
+          release_id=$(echo $release | jq -r .id)
           if [[ "$release_id" == "null" ]]; then
-            echo "Release does not exist."
-            echo "release_id=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "Release exists with ID: $release_id"
-            echo "release_id=$release_id" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            release=$(curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$release_name\",\"name\":\"$release_name\",\"body\":\"RaspOVOS pre-configured for Catalan\"}" \
+              "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases")
+            release_id=$(echo $release | jq -r .id)
           fi
-
-      - name: Create Release
-        id: create-release
-        if: steps.get-release-id.outputs.release_id == ''
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ needs.get-date-release-name.outputs.release_name }}
-          release_name: ${{ needs.get-date-release-name.outputs.release_name }}
-          body: |
-            RaspOVOS + ovos-shell via EGLFS pre-configured for Catalan
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Set Release ID
-        id: set-release-id
-        run: |
-          if [[ -n "${{ steps.get-release-id.outputs.release_id }}" ]]; then
-            echo "release_id=${{ steps.get-release-id.outputs.release_id }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "release_id=${{ steps.create-release.outputs.id }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "release_id=$release_id" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Print outputs
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          echo "release_id from check: ${{ steps.get-release-id.outputs.release_id }}"
-          echo "final release_id: ${{ steps.set-release-id.outputs.release_id  }}"
+          echo "release_id: ${{ steps.get-release-id.outputs.release_id }}"
 
   # Stage 4: Upload to Release
   upload-image: