diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deb.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deb.yml
index 31b9de9..c42a9a6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deb.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deb.yml
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           for DEB in dist/*.deb; do
             echo "uploading $DEB"
+            # A re-tagged release re-fires this workflow and the apt registry 409s on duplicate
+            # package versions — delete any prior copy of this exact name/version/arch first
+            # (404 on the first publish is fine).
+            NAME=$(dpkg-deb -f "$DEB" Package)
+            VER=$(dpkg-deb -f "$DEB" Version)
+            ARCH=$(dpkg-deb -f "$DEB" Architecture)
+            curl -fsS -o /dev/null --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" -X DELETE \
+              "https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/debian/pool/$DISTRIBUTION/$COMPONENT/$NAME/$VER/$ARCH" || true
             # PAT owner (enricobuehler), not the push actor — matches docker.yml's registry login.
             curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$DEB" \
               "https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/debian/pool/$DISTRIBUTION/$COMPONENT/upload"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/decky.yml b/.gitea/workflows/decky.yml
index aae3d00..0270a86 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/decky.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/decky.yml
@@ -122,8 +122,13 @@ jobs:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           BASE="https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/generic/$PACKAGE"
-          # 1) Immutable, versioned URL + its update manifest (the manifest's `artifact` points
-          #    here, so the published sha256 keeps matching what Decky later downloads).
+          # 1) Versioned URL + its update manifest (the manifest's `artifact` points here, so the
+          #    published sha256 keeps matching what Decky later downloads). A re-tagged release
+          #    re-fires this workflow and the registry 409s on duplicate uploads — delete any
+          #    prior copy of this version first (404 on the first publish is fine).
+          for f in punktfunk.zip manifest.json; do
+            curl -fsS -o /dev/null --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" -X DELETE "$BASE/$VERSION/$f" || true
+          done
           curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$RUNNER_TEMP/punktfunk.zip" \
             "$BASE/$VERSION/punktfunk.zip"
           curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$RUNNER_TEMP/manifest.json" \
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/flatpak.yml b/.gitea/workflows/flatpak.yml
index 2b9ff75..62f31ca 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/flatpak.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/flatpak.yml
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ jobs:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           BASE="https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/generic/$PACKAGE"
-          # 1) Immutable, versioned URL.
+          # 1) Versioned URL. A re-tagged release re-fires this workflow and the registry 409s on
+          #    duplicate uploads — delete any prior copy first (404 on the first publish is fine).
+          curl -fsS -o /dev/null --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" -X DELETE \
+            "$BASE/$VERSION/$BUNDLE" || true
           curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$BUNDLE" \
             "$BASE/$VERSION/$BUNDLE"
           echo "published $BASE/$VERSION/$BUNDLE"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml b/.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml
index bc82a8d..64048bc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ jobs:
           for rpm in dist/*.rpm; do
             case "$rpm" in *debuginfo*|*debugsource*) echo "skip $rpm"; continue;; esac
             echo "uploading $rpm"
+            # A re-tagged release re-fires this workflow and the rpm registry 409s on duplicate
+            # package versions — delete any prior copy of this exact name/version-release/arch
+            # first (404 on the first publish is fine).
+            NAME=$(rpm -qp --qf '%{NAME}' "$rpm" 2>/dev/null)
+            VR=$(rpm -qp --qf '%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}' "$rpm" 2>/dev/null)
+            ARCH=$(rpm -qp --qf '%{ARCH}' "$rpm" 2>/dev/null)
+            curl -fsS -o /dev/null --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" -X DELETE \
+              "https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/rpm/$GROUP/package/$NAME/$VR/$ARCH" || true
             curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$rpm" \
               "https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/rpm/$GROUP/upload"
           done