diff --git a/ci.py b/ci.py
index 77f167cd05..767876b4bc 100755
--- a/ci.py
+++ b/ci.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def gitea_create_release():
     return error
 
 def gitea_get_release_id():
-  url = f"{GITEA_HOST_URL}/api/v1/repos/{GITEA_REPO_FULL}/releases/tags/{APP_SEMVER}"
+  url = f"{GITEA_HOST_URL}/api/v1/repos/{GITEA_REPO_FULL}/releases/tags/{os.environ.get('DRONE_SEMVER') or APP_SEMVER}"
 
   request = requests.get(url)