diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml
index c80d0ef..b4a3df4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ jobs:
           Get-Item dist/macropad.exe | Format-List Name, Length, LastWriteTime
 
       - name: Upload build artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        # v3 uses the artifact protocol Gitea supports; v4+ requires a backend
+        # Gitea (reported as GHES) does not provide.
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: macropad-windows
           path: dist/macropad.exe