diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
index dc3ae3e..1329dc9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -32,38 +32,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m twine check dist/*
 
-      - name: Upload distribution artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: dist
-          path: dist/*
-
-  publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
-
-      - name: Install publish tools
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install build twine
-
-      - name: Build package
-        run: |
-          python -m build
-
-      - name: Check package
-        run: |
-          python -m twine check dist/*
-
       - name: Publish to Gitea PyPI registry
         env:
           TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GITEA_PACKAGE_USER }}
diff --git a/doc/publishing.rst b/doc/publishing.rst
index b647183..78bcd37 100644
--- a/doc/publishing.rst
+++ b/doc/publishing.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ Publishing
 ==========
 
 Every pushed commit builds, validates, and publishes the package to the Gitea
-PyPI-compatible package registry.
+PyPI-compatible package registry. The workflow intentionally does not use
+``actions/upload-artifact`` because current Gitea Actions runners do not support
+the GitHub artifact API required by ``upload-artifact@v4``.
 
 The publishing workflow uses ``twine upload --skip-existing`` so repeated
 commits with the same package version do not fail. To publish a new package