diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6d59f24..1dbd0ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ jobs:
           MSI_NAME:    ${{ steps.build.outputs.MSI_NAME }}
           COMMIT_SHA:  ${{ github.sha }}
         run: |
+          $tokLen = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($env:GITEA_TOKEN)) { 0 } else { $env:GITEA_TOKEN.Length }
+          Write-Host "Diagnose: GITEA_TOKEN Laenge = $tokLen (0 = Secret erreicht den Lauf nicht)"
           if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($env:GITEA_TOKEN)) {
-            Write-Host "::notice::GITEA_TOKEN nicht gesetzt — Gitea-Upload uebersprungen."
+            Write-Host "::warning::GITEA_TOKEN leer (Laenge=$tokLen) — Gitea-Upload uebersprungen. Muss ein REPOSITORY-Secret sein unter Settings > Secrets and variables > Actions (Tab 'Secrets', NICHT 'Variables'), Name exakt GITEA_TOKEN, im Repo mwende/Intune-Manager."
             exit 0
           }
           $headers = @{ Authorization = "token $env:GITEA_TOKEN" }