diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-to-test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-to-test.yml
index fdc7b425..a9aedfd9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-to-test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-to-test.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,14 @@ jobs:
 
           # Bump the patch version number. This creates a new commit and a new tag.
           # The commit message includes [skip ci] to prevent this push from triggering another workflow run.
-          npm version patch -m "ci: Bump version to %s [skip ci]"
+          # If the tag already exists (e.g. re-running a failed job), we skip the conflicting version.
+          if ! npm version patch -m "ci: Bump version to %s [skip ci]"; then
+            echo "⚠️ Version bump failed (likely tag exists). Attempting to skip to next version..."
+            # Bump package.json to the conflicting version without git tagging
+            npm version patch --no-git-tag-version > /dev/null
+            # Bump again to the next version, forcing it because the directory is now dirty
+            npm version patch -m "ci: Bump version to %s [skip ci]" --force
+          fi
 
           # Push the new commit and the new tag back to the main branch.
           git push --follow-tags