diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-ci.yaml
index 239c69a..8e812af 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-ci.yaml
@@ -96,10 +96,20 @@ jobs:
             git add .gitea/workflows/ci.yml
 
             if ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
+              git fetch --tags >/dev/null 2>&1
               latest_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || true)
-              if [ -n "$latest_tag" ] && [ "$latest_tag" != "v1.0.0" ]; then
-                git push origin --delete tag "$latest_tag" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-                git tag -d "$latest_tag" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+              latest_tag=$(echo "$latest_tag" | xargs)
+              echo "Latest tag detected: '$latest_tag'"
+              if [ -n "$latest_tag" ]; then
+                if [ "$latest_tag" = "v1.0.0" ]; then
+                  echo "Never delete v1.0.0"
+                else
+                  echo "Deleting tag '$latest_tag' (not v1.0.0)..."
+                  git push origin --delete tag "$latest_tag" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+                  git tag -d "$latest_tag" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+                fi
+              else
+                echo "No tags found to consider for deletion."
               fi
               git commit -m "Update CI" --quiet
               git push origin HEAD:main --tags --force >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -116,7 +126,6 @@ jobs:
           done < "$valid_repos_file"
 
           rm "$valid_repos_file"
-
             rm -rf "$tmpdir"
             echo "  ✓ Completed $owner/$repo"