diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 93037c5..83a928a 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -48173,6 +48173,7 @@ async function run() {
       BASE: `${server_url}/api/v1`,
       WITH_CREDENTIALS: true,
       TOKEN: token,
+      ENCODE_PATH: encodeURIComponent,
     });
 
     const response = await createOrGetRelease(gitea_client, owner, repo, {
@@ -48209,6 +48210,7 @@ async function run() {
  */
 async function createOrGetRelease(client, owner, repo, body) {
   try {
+    console.log(`Checking for existing release at ${encodeURIComponent(body.tag_name)}`);
     let release = await client.repository.repoGetReleaseByTag({
       owner: owner,
       repo: repo,
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 3ad37f5..7aa2cb2 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ async function run() {
       BASE: `${server_url}/api/v1`,
       WITH_CREDENTIALS: true,
       TOKEN: token,
+      ENCODE_PATH: encodeURIComponent,
     });
 
     const response = await createOrGetRelease(gitea_client, owner, repo, {
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ async function run() {
  */
 async function createOrGetRelease(client, owner, repo, body) {
   try {
+    console.log(`Checking for existing release at ${encodeURIComponent(body.tag_name)}`);
     let release = await client.repository.repoGetReleaseByTag({
       owner: owner,
       repo: repo,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6f64aef..459444d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
       "version": "5.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/core/-/core-5.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-cZUy1gUvd4vttMic7C0lwPed8IYXWYp8kHIMatyhY8t8n3Cpw2ILczkV5pGMPqef7v0bLo0pOHrEHarsau2Ydg==",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@octokit/auth-token": "^4.0.0",
         "@octokit/graphql": "^7.0.0",