diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 873c9c1..acc0c99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,38 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           zip -r obsidian-vault-${{ steps.extract_data.outputs.version }}.zip ./*
 
+      - name: Check if release already exists
+        id: check_release
+        run: |
+          HTTP_STATUS=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tags/${{ steps.extract_data.outputs.version }})
+          if [ "$HTTP_STATUS" = "200" ]; then
+            echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Delete existing release and tag if found
+        if: steps.check_release.outputs.exists == 'true'
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tags/${{ steps.extract_data.outputs.version }} \
+            | jq -r .id)
+
+          # Delete the existing release
+          curl -s \
+            -X DELETE \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/$RELEASE_ID
+
+          # Delete the existing tag reference
+          curl -s \
+            -X DELETE \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs/tags/${{ steps.extract_data.outputs.version }}
+
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         id: create_release
         uses: actions/create-release@v1