diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index a0e7e59..245033e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ jobs:
           unzip -q /tmp/cmdtools.zip -d "$SDK/cmdline-tools"
           mv "$SDK/cmdline-tools/cmdline-tools" "$SDK/cmdline-tools/latest"
           export PATH="$SDK/cmdline-tools/latest/bin:$PATH"
-          yes | sdkmanager --licenses > /dev/null
+          # NB: `yes` dies with SIGPIPE (141) once sdkmanager quits — not a
+          # failure under `pipefail`, so neutralize only that code. A real
+          # license/install problem still fails loudly below.
+          set +o pipefail
+          yes | sdkmanager --licenses > /dev/null || true
+          set -o pipefail
           sdkmanager "platform-tools" "platforms;android-36" "build-tools;36.0.0"
           echo "ANDROID_HOME=$SDK" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$SDK" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"