From 48fa5e1a50f9499ba435d9f6767f3e065edf73cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:22:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Handle existing release branch in prepare-release workflow

Delete any existing remote release branch from a previous attempt
before pushing the new one.
---
 .github/workflows/prepare-release.yml | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 1fe77970..9daa7045 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create release branch
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
+          # Delete remote branch if it exists from a previous attempt
+          git push origin --delete "release/${VERSION}" 2>/dev/null || true
           git checkout -b "release/${VERSION}"
 
       - name: Update CHANGELOG.md