diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
index b63a9c1..0caa13a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - run: |
-          export HUGO_VERSION=$(curl --silent -I https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest | grep location | sed 's|.*tag/||' | tr -d '\r')
-          export HUGO_VERSION_SHORT=$(echo ${HUGO_VERSION} | sed 's/v//')
-          wget https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/${HUGO_VERSION}/hugo_${HUGO_VERSION_SHORT}_linux-amd64.deb
+      - name: Install latest Hugo
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          tag="$(curl --silent --show-error --location --fail-with-body \
+                      -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
+                      https://api.github.com/repos/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest \
+                 | jq -r '.tag_name // empty')"
+          [ -n "$tag" ] || { echo "no tag_name in gohugoio/hugo releases/latest" >&2; exit 1; }
+          export HUGO_VERSION="$tag"
+          export HUGO_VERSION_SHORT="${HUGO_VERSION#v}"
+          wget "https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/${HUGO_VERSION}/hugo_${HUGO_VERSION_SHORT}_linux-amd64.deb"
           dpkg -i hugo_*.deb
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index e3241a1..6d46bc1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - run: |
-          export HUGO_VERSION=$(curl --silent -I https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest | grep location | sed 's|.*tag/||' | tr -d '\r')
-          export HUGO_VERSION_SHORT=$(echo ${HUGO_VERSION} | sed 's/v//')
-          wget https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/${HUGO_VERSION}/hugo_${HUGO_VERSION_SHORT}_linux-amd64.deb
+      - name: Install latest Hugo
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          tag="$(curl --silent --show-error --location --fail-with-body \
+                      -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
+                      https://api.github.com/repos/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest \
+                 | jq -r '.tag_name // empty')"
+          [ -n "$tag" ] || { echo "no tag_name in gohugoio/hugo releases/latest" >&2; exit 1; }
+          export HUGO_VERSION="$tag"
+          export HUGO_VERSION_SHORT="${HUGO_VERSION#v}"
+          wget "https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/${HUGO_VERSION}/hugo_${HUGO_VERSION_SHORT}_linux-amd64.deb"
           dpkg -i hugo_*.deb
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: