diff --git a/source/publish.sh b/source/publish.sh
index 407d8bf..2a22d18 100755
--- a/source/publish.sh
+++ b/source/publish.sh
@@ -72,14 +72,20 @@ RELEASE_DATA=$(cat <<EOF
 EOF
 )
 
-RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -X POST "$API_URL/releases" \
+# Capture stdout and stderr of the curl command
+CURL_OUTPUT=$(curl -X POST "$API_URL/releases" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
-    -d "$RELEASE_DATA" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+    -d "$RELEASE_DATA" 2>&1)
+
+# Extract the release ID from the captured output
+RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$CURL_OUTPUT" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
 
 if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
     echo "Failed to create release on Gitea." >&2
     echo "Release ID returned: $RELEASE_ID" >&2
+    echo "Curl Output/Error:" >&2
+    echo "$CURL_OUTPUT" >&2
     exit 1
 fi