diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cac3233b..500b2eef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,18 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       LC_TIME: en_US.UTF-8
+      TODAY: $(date +'%d %b %Y')
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Build with Gradle
-        run: ./gradlew assembleDist
+      # - name: Build with Gradle
+      #   run: ./gradlew assembleDist
+
+      - name: Create bogus release
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p build/distributions
+          touch build/distributions/hogus-bogus.zip
 
       - name: Create release
         uses: actions/forgejo-release@v2
@@ -29,21 +35,23 @@ jobs:
           direction: upload
           url: https://code.host.antville.org
           token: ${{ github.token }}
+          title: ${{ env.today }}
+          tag: $(date +'%Y.%m.%d')
           release-dir: build/distributions
           release-notes-assistant: true
           verbose: true
 
-      - name: Create release at GitHub
-        # FIXME: Currently only outputs gh command; adapt for Forgejo
-        run: |
-          echo gh release create "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" \
-            --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
-            --title "$(date +'%d %b %Y')" \
-            --generate-notes
+      # - name: Create release at GitHub
+      #   # FIXME: Currently only outputs gh command; adapt for Forgejo
+      #   run: |
+      #     echo gh release create "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" \
+      #       --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
+      #       --title "$(date +'%d %b %Y')" \
+      #       --generate-notes
 
-      - name: Upload release assets to GitHub
-        # FIXME: Currently only outputs gh command; adapt for Forgejo
-        run: |
-          echo gh release upload "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" \
-            build/distributions/helma-*.* \
-            --clobber
+      # - name: Upload release assets to GitHub
+      #   # FIXME: Currently only outputs gh command; adapt for Forgejo
+      #   run: |
+      #     echo gh release upload "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" \
+      #       build/distributions/helma-*.* \
+      #       --clobber