diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 354bf1d..54f3c33 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -48,14 +48,20 @@ jobs:
           BINOM_REPO_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.BINOM_REPO_PASSWORD }}
           BINOM_REPO_URL: ${{ vars.BINOM_REPO_URL }}
         run: |
+          echo "=== DEBUG: gradle properties and version ==="
+          ./gradlew --no-daemon properties 2>&1 | grep -E "^version|^group" | head -10
+          echo "=== DEBUG: explicit properties task ==="
+          ./gradlew --no-daemon help -Pversion=v0.1.0 2>&1 | tail -5
+          echo "=== DEBUG: try publishing memory-vector explicitly ==="
           ./gradlew \
+            ":memory-vector:publishKotlinMultiplatformPublicationToCaffeineRepository" \
+            ":memory-vector:publishJvmPublicationToCaffeineRepository" \
             "-Pversion=${GITEA_REF_NAME}" \
             "-Pbinom.repo.url=${BINOM_REPO_URL}" \
             "-Pbinom.repo.user=${BINOM_REPO_USER}" \
             "-Pbinom.repo.password=${BINOM_REPO_PASSWORD}" \
-            publish \
             -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4096M \
-            --parallel --no-daemon --no-watch-fs --stacktrace
+            --no-daemon --no-watch-fs --stacktrace
 
   build-standalone:
     name: Build standalone fatjar