diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ota-build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ota-build.yml
index ce1baa1..1c25e5c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ota-build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ota-build.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 name: OTA build
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  packages: write
-
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -52,35 +48,10 @@ jobs:
           fi
           find dist/ota -maxdepth 1 -type f | sort
 
-      - name: Upload direct OTA files to Gitea Packages
-        env:
-          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          set -eu
-          package_owner="${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
-          package_name="$(printf '%s' "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-ota"
-          package_version="${GITHUB_SHA}"
-          base_url="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/packages/${package_owner}/generic/${package_name}/${package_version}"
-          for file in dist/ota/*; do
-            [ -f "$file" ] || continue
-            curl --fail --silent --show-error --user "${GITHUB_ACTOR}:${GITEA_TOKEN}" --upload-file "$file" "${base_url}/$(basename "$file")"
-            echo "Uploaded $(basename "$file")"
-          done
-
-      - name: Verify uploaded OTA files
-        env:
-          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          set -eu
-          package_owner="${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
-          package_name="$(printf '%s' "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-ota"
-          package_version="${GITHUB_SHA}"
-          curl --fail --silent --show-error --user "${GITHUB_ACTOR}:${GITEA_TOKEN}" "${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/packages/${package_owner}/generic/${package_name}/${package_version}/files" > /tmp/package-files.json
-          python3 - <<'PY'
-          import json
-          from pathlib import Path
-          files = json.loads(Path('/tmp/package-files.json').read_text())
-          assert files, 'no package files returned'
-          for item in files:
-              print(item.get('name') or item.get('file_name') or item)
-          PY
+      - name: Upload direct OTA files
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: ota-files
+          path: dist/ota/*
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          archive: false