diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index e9d97625..e04e353a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -44,10 +44,18 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_PAT }}
           PEYA_GITEA_PAT: ${{ secrets.PEYA_GITEA_PAT }}
+          MONERO_C_GITEA_PAT: ${{ secrets.MONERO_C_GITEA_PAT }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN_FALLBACK: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           if [ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then
             export GITEA_TOKEN="$PEYA_GITEA_PAT"
           fi
+          if [ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then
+            export GITEA_TOKEN="$MONERO_C_GITEA_PAT"
+          fi
+          if [ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then
+            export GITEA_TOKEN="$GITHUB_TOKEN_FALLBACK"
+          fi
           FLAGS=""
           if [ "${{ inputs.prerelease }}" = "true" ]; then
             FLAGS="$FLAGS --prerelease"
@@ -113,10 +121,18 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_PAT }}
           PEYA_GITEA_PAT: ${{ secrets.PEYA_GITEA_PAT }}
+          MONERO_C_GITEA_PAT: ${{ secrets.MONERO_C_GITEA_PAT }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN_FALLBACK: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           if [ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then
             export GITEA_TOKEN="$PEYA_GITEA_PAT"
           fi
+          if [ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then
+            export GITEA_TOKEN="$MONERO_C_GITEA_PAT"
+          fi
+          if [ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then
+            export GITEA_TOKEN="$GITHUB_TOKEN_FALLBACK"
+          fi
           python3 scripts/ci/gitea_release.py upload-asset \
             --release-id "${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release_id }}" \
             --file "xmrig-peya-${{ inputs.tag_name }}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
@@ -188,8 +204,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_PAT }}
           PEYA_GITEA_PAT: ${{ secrets.PEYA_GITEA_PAT }}
+          MONERO_C_GITEA_PAT: ${{ secrets.MONERO_C_GITEA_PAT }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN_FALLBACK: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           if "%GITEA_TOKEN%"=="" set GITEA_TOKEN=%PEYA_GITEA_PAT%
+          if "%GITEA_TOKEN%"=="" set GITEA_TOKEN=%MONERO_C_GITEA_PAT%
+          if "%GITEA_TOKEN%"=="" set GITEA_TOKEN=%GITHUB_TOKEN_FALLBACK%
           python scripts/ci/gitea_release.py upload-asset ^
             --release-id "${{ needs.prepare-release.outputs.release_id }}" ^
             --file "xmrig-peya-${{ inputs.tag_name }}-windows-x86_64.zip"