diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index aa4f1c4..6b6d554 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -eu
           API="https://${GITEA_HOST}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_REPO}"
-          case "${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}" in
-            0.*) prerelease=true ;;
-            *) prerelease=false ;;
-          esac
+          # Every release is a normal release, not a "pre-release" — the
+          # earlier 0.x-is-always-prerelease default didn't match what
+          # this project actually wants published (v0.1.3 was explicitly
+          # corrected off "pre-release" after the fact).
+          prerelease=false
 
           # Idempotent: if a release for this tag already exists (e.g. a
           # re-run after a transient failure), delete it first rather than