diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 3c05d4d..d101047 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ jobs:
               | jq -r '.id')
           fi
           echo "release id: $RID"
+          # Gitea honors hide_archive_links only on edit, not create — PATCH it
+          # so the auto-generated Source Code (zip/tar.gz) links stay hidden.
+          curl -sf -X PATCH -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            "$API/repos/$REPO/releases/$RID" -d '{"hide_archive_links":true}' >/dev/null || true
           # Upload every dist/*.zip
           for f in dist/*.zip; do
             name=$(basename "$f")