diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-flatpak.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-flatpak.yml
index 3f55e0b8b..1227caa63 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-flatpak.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-flatpak.yml
@@ -142,5 +142,10 @@ jobs:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN != '' && secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           AUTH_URL="$(echo "${{ github.server_url }}" | sed "s#://#://${{ github.actor }}:${TOKEN}@#")/${{ github.repository }}.git"
-          git tag "v${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}"
-          git push "$AUTH_URL" "v${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}"
+          TAG="v${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}"
+          if git ls-remote --tags "$AUTH_URL" "refs/tags/$TAG" | grep -q .; then
+            echo "Tag $TAG already exists (force rebuild) - leaving it in place."
+          else
+            git tag "$TAG"
+            git push "$AUTH_URL" "$TAG"
+          fi