diff --git a/.woodpecker/release.yml b/.woodpecker/release.yml
index 33d76d7..2446207 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/release.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/release.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,21 @@ steps:
     image: git.unkin.net/unkin/almalinux9-base:20260606
     commands:
       - |
+        HOST="https://artifactapi.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net"
+        REPO="rpm-internal"
         for rpm in dist/*.rpm; do
           FILE=$$(basename "$$rpm")
-          echo "Uploading $${FILE} to artifactapi rpm-internal"
+          # Verify the package isn't already published before uploading.
+          # artifactapi has no HEAD route (returns 405), so probe with GET
+          # against the served path (RPMs are stored under Packages/).
+          code=$$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' "$$HOST/api/v2/remotes/$$REPO/files/Packages/$$FILE" || true)
+          if [ "$$code" = "200" ]; then
+            echo "$$FILE already exists in $$REPO (HTTP $$code); skipping upload"
+            continue
+          fi
+          echo "Uploading $$FILE to $$REPO (existence probe returned $$code)"
           curl -f -X PUT \
-            "https://artifactapi3.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net/api/v2/remotes/rpm-internal/files/$${FILE}" \
+            "$$HOST/api/v2/remotes/$$REPO/files/$$FILE" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/x-rpm" \
             --data-binary @"$$rpm"
         done